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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. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?

2. What percentage was Captain Falcon set to receive of the cargo's value?

3. What is Tommy no longer able to do after he tries to look at the cargo?

4. After the storm, who stands up to Cringle regarding the poor condition of the ship?

5. Who does Cringle tell Rutherford is already aboard the ship when Rutherford presents his (stolen) work papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rutherford, angry about the deal Isadora has made with Zeringue, asks her "how could you do this to me?" what is her response?

2. What, according to Rutherford, is proof of Isadora's kind heart?

3. In what languages does Captain Falcon think simultaneously?

4. As the Republic leaves the African coast, to what does Rutherford attribute the uneasiness he senses in Captain Falcon?

5. On the day Rutherford meets Baleka and her mother, he throws Baleka a biscuit. What is her mother's response?

6. What is Captain Falcon's reason for telling Rutherford to sit down?

7. What kind of man does Rutherford see portrayed in Captain Falcon's journal entries?

8. After the storm dies down, what does Matthew McGaffin accuse Cringle of?

9. When Falcon returns to his cabin and finds Rutherford there, he tells Rutherford that he has to defend himself against six men. What weapon does Falcon use?

10. As Cringle is taking Rutherford to meet the captain, Rutherford gives Cringle his real reasons for boarding the ship. What are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Isadora's and Rutherford's personalities, and explain why the differences in their personalities made their attraction to each other so powerful. Back up your arguments with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Rutherford described Cringle as having a sixth sense about disaster. Using examples from the text, demonstrate, analyze, and explain how this sixth sense proved to be an accurate foreshadowing of the events that took place during the Republic's voyage.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the Allmuseri are originally described in Entry 4 with how they actually lived up to their reputations, and analyze how their experiences, and exposure to a new way of life, on board the Republic could have contributed to this fundamental change in their character. Back up your statements with proof from the text.

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