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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. Rutherford befriends an Allmuseri woman and a young girl named Baleka. What relationship is Baleka to the Allmuseri woman?
2. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
3. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?
4. Captain Falcon tells Rutherford that the cargo they will pick up at Bangalang includes forty ______________ tribes people.
5. What is the total value of the ship's entire cargo?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?
2. As Rutherford learns more about the Republic from Cringle, he finds it is a typical ship. What, according to Rutherford, is a "typical ship"?
3. Rutherford's first excuse for coming aboard the ship is that he is Squibb and is ready to work. What is his second excuse, after Cringle tells him that Squibb is on board?
4. Once Rutherford has broken into the captain's quarters, what does he not do?
5. How does Cringle compare jail and being a crew member aboard a ship?
6. When Rutherford shows Ngonyama a picture of Isadora, why does he ask why she has smudges on her face?
7. As Cringle is taking Rutherford to meet the captain, Rutherford gives Cringle his real reasons for boarding the ship. What are they?
8. What does Rutherford say about using sob stories in situations such as his first meeting with Captain Falcon?
9. Why, although it is against his better judgment, does Rutherford steal Squibb's work papers?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Zeringue's unsuccessful attempt to blackmail Rutherford into marrying Isadora in the beginning of the novel with Rutherford's successful attempt to blackmail Zeringue into canceling his wedding to Isadora so that Rutherford can marry her, and analyze why Rutherford was successful where Zeringue was not. Use the text as evidence of your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Using the text as backup, compare and contrast Rutherford's and Captain Falcon's personalities, particularly their individual approaches towards honesty and ability to trust, and explain how the relationship that develops between them plays a role in the development of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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