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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 does Rutherford say New Orleans women always smell like?

2. In describing the Allmuseri language, Rutherford says the sounds they produce are like:

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

4. What ability does Ngonyama have?

5. What does Isadora tell Rutherford he should do instead of constantly getting drunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Rutherford has broken into the captain's quarters, what does he not do?

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

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. When Cringle is appointed to become captain once Falcon is out of the way, what does he promise the crew?

6. What tendency of Rutherford's can Reverend Chandler do nothing to stifle?

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

8. 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?

9. As Rutherford learns more about the Republic from Cringle, he finds it is a typical ship. What, according to Rutherford, is a "typical ship"?

10. What does Rutherford think about Isadora's choice of New Orleans as her city of residence?

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

Analyze and explain how and why the events of the third entry prove to be a turning point for Rutherford and signify a "sea change" in his personality and basic character. Back up your arguments with proof from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Using the text as backup, demonstrate and explain how the key that Rutherford gives Ngonyama in Entry 5 symbolizes the trust that is developing between the two men.

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