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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. This journal entry ends as:
(a) Rutherford dies.
(b) Rutherford reaches land.
(c) Rutherford is rescued by a passing ship.
(d) Rutherford feels himself slipping below the water.

2. That night, the Allmuseri have a ceremony to ___________ the ship.
(a) Christen.
(b) Take control of.
(c) Re-dedicate.
(d) Cleanse.

3. What does the crew realize their only hope for survival is?
(a) The land that has been sighted.
(b) The ship that has been sighted nearby.
(c) The Allmuseri god.
(d) Cannibalism.

4. After Rutherford finishes telling Squibb about Reverend Chandler's death, what illness does he say that Baleka seems to have?
(a) A cold.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Influenza.
(d) A fever.

5. What crime does Squibb get caught committing on board the ship?
(a) Stealing alcohol from the medical supplies.
(b) Planning another mutiny.
(c) Stealing from Rutherford.
(d) Stealing from the children's rations.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ngonyama falls ill, what does Squibb diagnose him with?

2. When Rutherford wakes up after fainting, what medical procedure is Squibb performing on him?

3. Rutherford notices that Cringle's body is covered in:

4. After the slave boy's corpse is thrown overboard, what does Ngonyama return to Rutherford?

5. In what way, according to Rutherford, do the Allmuseri greet visitors to their village that is often misunderstood?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his discussion with Squibb, Rutherford goes back up on deck and sees Ngonyama looking out to sea toward Bangalang. What does this remind Rutherford of?

2. When another storm comes up, Ngonyama helps Rutherford up to the deck just as an explosion rocks the boat. What appears to be the cause of the explosion?

3. When Rutherford first awakens after fainting while feeding the Allmuseri god, Squibb is feeding him a piece of steak that turns out to be Cringle's flesh. How did Cringle wind up as Rutherford's dinner?

4. After the ceremony the Allmuseri hold to cleanse the ship after the uprising, what does Ngonyama send Rutherford to do?

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

6. One night, Cringle tells Rutherford about his father. How does Cringle describe his father's attitude towards money and the rich?

7. 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?

8. After Rutherford finishes his dinner conversation with Falcon and returns to the deck, he observes Meadows wearing various people's clothes and imitating them while beating the dogs. Why is he doing this?

9. When the slaves are brought up from the hold, among them is a dead boy. Why does Meadows slice off the boy's ears before throwing the corpse overboard?

10. When another ship is sighted, what does Diamelo suggest doing about it?

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