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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. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:
2. What does Rutherford say New Orleans women always smell like?
3. How does Rutherford assume Falcon obtained the souvenirs in his cabin?
4. Cringle's correct speech is taken as ________, and the captain interprets his sensitivity as ___________.
5. Who is "Papa"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, although it is against his better judgment, does Rutherford steal Squibb's work papers?
2. 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?
3. What does Rutherford say about using sob stories in situations such as his first meeting with Captain Falcon?
4. 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?
5. When Cringle is appointed to become captain once Falcon is out of the way, what does he promise the crew?
6. When Rutherford shows Ngonyama a picture of Isadora, why does he ask why she has smudges on her face?
7. When Rutherford is awakened by Cringle and other members of the Republic's crew, why is he so quick to obey Cringle when he orders him to his feet?
8. When Falcon begins telling Rutherford intimate details about his crew, what does Rutherford decide the captain's motives for doing so must be?
9. 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?
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
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
Slavery also figured highly in the lives of all characters in Middle Passage, not just in the lives of the Allmuseri. Using the text as your backup, choose one of the following characters, and explain how and by what he or she was enslaved.
1) Captain Falcon
2) Rutherford
3) Isadora
4) Zeringue
5) Squibb
6) Nathaniel Meadows
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the environments aboard the Republic and the Juno from the perspective of the personality and priorities of each ship's captain, and analyze how the differences contribute to the respective crews' morale and loyalty to their commander. Use examples from the text.
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