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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part in the play does Erasmus take?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Hamlet.

2. Who takes possible slaves aboard the ship?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Adams.
(c) King Henry Cook.
(d) Kemp.

3. Who is asked to quit the play?
(a) Barton.
(b) Adams.
(c) Parker.
(d) Calley.

4. Who is the narrator of this story?
(a) Matthew Paris.
(b) Sarah Wolpert.
(c) Erasmus Kemp.
(d) Luther Sawdust.

5. Which three men toast in Book One, Part One?
(a) Kemp, Wolpert, and Thurso.
(b) Paris, Kemp, and Thurso.
(c) Paris, Wolpert, and Kemp.
(d) Thurso, Wolpert, and Paris.

6. Who trails behind Erasmus and Sarah as they go for a walk?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mr. Kemp.
(c) Miss Edwards.
(d) Thurso.

7. What is a source of conflict for those responsible for building the ship?
(a) Payments to crew members.
(b) Sleeping quarters.
(c) The duties among various crew members.
(d) The figurehead.

8. Who tells Daniel about his plan to escape from the ship?
(a) Libby.
(b) Adams.
(c) Deakin.
(d) Paris.

9. Whom of the following is not a member of the Ship's crew?
(a) Barton.
(b) Simmonds.
(c) Haines.
(d) Sawdust.

10. Who is the antagonist in this story?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Paris.

11. With whom is Erasmus obsessed?
(a) His father.
(b) Paris.
(c) Charles.
(d) Sarah.

12. Who is Erasmus' cousin?
(a) Matthew Paris.
(b) Sarah Wolpert.
(c) Luther Sawdust.
(d) Saul Thurso.

13. In what city does the Prologue take place?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Savannah.

14. Who signed both Paris' medical license and prison sentence?
(a) Saul Thurso.
(b) Erasmus' father.
(c) Mr. Wolpert.
(d) The Biship of Norwich.

15. Where does the cast of the play meet due to rainy weather?
(a) Sarah's bedroom.
(b) The ship.
(c) The library.
(d) A pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admits his love for Sarah?

2. Why was Paris sent to jail?

3. How does William Kemp regard his wealth?

4. How old must Sarah be before she can be engaged?

5. Who does Thurso decide to have flogged?

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