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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn't Rutherford hear Captain Falcon come into the room?
2. What is the main thing that Rutherford notices about the Republic?
3. In the Allmuseri language, what part of speech is used instead of nouns?
4. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.
5. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?
Short Essay Questions
1. The night Rutherford meets with Zeringue, he finds that he owes Zeringue 50,000 francs. He also learns that Zeringue and Isadora have made a deal regarding his debt with Zeringue. What are the details of this deal?
2. What tendency of Rutherford's can Reverend Chandler do nothing to stifle?
3. What kind of man does Rutherford see portrayed in Captain Falcon's journal entries?
4. How does Cringle compare jail and being a crew member aboard a ship?
5. Rutherford tells Isadora he doesn't want to marry anyone. As he thinks about the situation, what does he realize about his reluctance to marry Isadora?
6. After the storm dies down, what does Matthew McGaffin accuse Cringle of?
7. As Rutherford looks at the crates of souvenirs (such as scrolls, paintings, and prayer carpets), whom does he realize is paying for the items and why?
8. After the mutiny conference when Rutherford brings Captain Falcon his dinner, what does he say to the captain when asked for a report on the activities of the crew?
9. As Cringle is taking Rutherford to meet the captain, Rutherford gives Cringle his real reasons for boarding the ship. What are they?
10. When Rutherford, angry about the deal Isadora has made with Zeringue, asks her "how could you do this to me?" what is her response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and explain why Rutherford, unlike the other crew members, is able to develop relationships with the Allmuseri. Back up your arguments with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Using the text as backup, analyze how Cringle's lifelong quest to please his father has destroyed him emotionally and psychologically, and explain how Cringle's physical condition in Entry 7 is used by the author to symbolize his internal devastation.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and explain how Rutherford's difficulty, post-rescue, in adjusting to a peaceful life, along with his physical changes, are indicative of how much the voyage aboard the Republic had changed him. Back up your statements with examples from the text.
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