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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. When Ngonyama falls ill, what does Squibb diagnose him with?
2. What does Rutherford notice about the slaves when they come up from the hold?
3. Who becomes the unofficial ship's doctor?
4. How did Cringle wind up as part of the Republic's crew?
5. How does Rutherford convince the Allmuseri to spare Cringle's life?
Short Essay Questions
1. After his discussion with Squibb, Rutherford goes back up on deck and sees Ngonyama looking out to sea toward Bangalang. What does this remind Rutherford of?
2. When the Republic breaks apart, what does Squibb do?
3. When Cringle decides to begin the mutiny and sends Rutherford to Falcon's cabin, what happens to Fletcher?
4. 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?
5. After the ceremony the Allmuseri hold to cleanse the ship after the uprising, what does Ngonyama send Rutherford to do?
6. Rutherford begins daydreaming about Isadora. What does he see himself doing in his daydream?
7. Why do the Allmuseri spit at visitors' feet?
8. When the slaves are brought up from the hold, among them is a dead boy. Why does Meadows slice off the boy's ears before throwing the corpse overboard?
9. When another ship is sighted, what does Diamelo suggest doing about it?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Citing examples from the text, analyze and explain why Rutherford's grudges and resentment against his brother, Jackson, as well as his abandonment by both his father and (to an extent) Reverend Chandler, make it difficult for him to trust others.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Rutherford's reaction to Falcon's story of cannibalism in the beginning of the novel with his reaction upon learning that he has eaten a piece of Cringle's flesh, and explain the irony in Rutherford eating Cringle's body without knowing it. Use the text as backup.
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