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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. After Rutherford finishes telling Squibb about Reverend Chandler's death, what illness does he say that Baleka seems to have?

2. Whom do Cringle and Rutherford find hiding in a storeroom?

3. After his conversation with Falcon, what does Rutherford see?

4. What Allmuseri martial art is based on fighting in close quarters while bound?

5. What does Rutherford do after Squibb finishes bleeding him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Diamelo makes up many new rules that favor the Allmuseri and to which the Americans must submit. What winds up being the only one of these rules that is actually followed?

2. After Rutherford finishes his dinner conversation with Falcon and returns to the deck, he observes Meadows wearing various people's clothes and imitating them while beating the dogs. Why is he doing this?

3. After the ceremony the Allmuseri hold to cleanse the ship after the uprising, what does Ngonyama send Rutherford to do?

4. When the Republic breaks apart, what does Squibb do?

5. When Rutherford first awakens after fainting while feeding the Allmuseri god, Squibb is feeding him a piece of steak that turns out to be Cringle's flesh. How did Cringle wind up as Rutherford's dinner?

6. When Ngonyama comes onto the orlop to check on Rutherford, what Allmuseri practice does Rutherford want to engage him in but cannot because he is too weak?

7. Rutherford begins daydreaming about Isadora. What does he see himself doing in his daydream?

8. What is the attitude and behavior of Diamelo, one of the Allmuseri men who led the rebellion, towards the Americans?

9. After Rutherford is thrown into the water, he sees the Allmuseri grabbing onto wood and debris to stay afloat; however, they are still very close to the ship. What happens to nearly all of the Allmuseri when the ship goes below the surface?

10. When Rutherford enters the captain's quarters, he finds it in ruins and the captain badly hurt by falling beams. What, due to his injuries, is the captain no longer able to control?

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 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 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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