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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain tell Rutherford he must do, no matter what happens?
(a) Stay away from Meadows.
(b) Stay on good terms with Squibb.
(c) Continue writing in the ship's log.
(d) Keep trying to get along with the Allmuseri.

2. What are the slaves forced to do in the hold so that as many of them as possible can be squeezed into the available space?
(a) Stand at all times.
(b) Sit in contorted positions.
(c) Kneel with their hands above their heads.
(d) Lie on their sides.

3. Rutherford notices that Cringle's body is covered in:
(a) A rash.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Open sores.
(d) Smallpox.

4. After the slave boy's corpse is thrown overboard, what does Ngonyama return to Rutherford?
(a) The key Rutherford had given him.
(b) The ring Rutherford had given him.
(c) The gun Rutherford had given him.
(d) The book Rutherford had given him.

5. When Rutherford goes back on deck, what does he find himself dreaming of?
(a) Bangalang.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Home.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the food rations become low, what do the crew begin eating?

2. What natural event does Rutherford fear the special cargo will bring about?

3. How much of Rutherford's blood does Squibb eventually draw?

4. What Allmuseri martial art is based on fighting in close quarters while bound?

5. What is Reverend Chandler's reaction to being told that Rutherford is present at his deathbed?

Short Essay Questions

1. The night Rev. Chandler dies, he dismisses both brothers from his service. What does Rev. Chandler specifically tell Jackson about his efforts to help him?

2. Diamelo makes up many new rules that favor the Allmuseri and to which the Americans must submit. What winds up being the only one of these rules that is actually followed?

3. Rutherford tells Squibb about his brother and master. What reason does he give for Rev. Chandler deciding to keep him and Jackson, his brother, after Chandler inherited them from their father?

4. What is Falcon's motive for bringing the Allmuseri god on board?

5. When Cringle decides to begin the mutiny and sends Rutherford to Falcon's cabin, what happens to Fletcher?

6. After Rutherford is thrown into the water, he sees the Allmuseri grabbing onto wood and debris to stay afloat; however, they are still very close to the ship. What happens to nearly all of the Allmuseri when the ship goes below the surface?

7. When Ngonyama comes onto the orlop to check on Rutherford, what Allmuseri practice does Rutherford want to engage him in but cannot because he is too weak?

8. When Ngonyama tells Rutherford that he would not harm the crew if he were master of the Republic, what reason does he give?

9. After Rutherford helps throw the boy's corpse overboard, he is left with a piece of the boy's rotting flesh in his hand. What feeling does this experience leave him with?

10. Why do the Allmuseri spit at visitors' feet?

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