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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erasmus spot in the shadows when he gets lost in the city?
(a) A dying man.
(b) A hungry family.
(c) Stolen goods.
(d) Rodents.

2. Where is the final destination of the ship?
(a) The Americas.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Kingston.
(d) Morocco.

3. Who is the captain of the ship?
(a) Charles Wolpert.
(b) Saul Thurso.
(c) William Kemp.
(d) Matthew Paris.

4. What does Paris eat in Book One, Part 3?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Meatballs.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Oranges.

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

6. In what sea is the Ship let loose near the beginning of her voyage?
(a) The Black Sea.
(b) The Mediterranean Sea.
(c) The Yellow Sea.
(d) The Irish Sea.

7. Who almost attacks Libby in Book One, Part Three?
(a) Paris.
(b) Thurso.
(c) Deakin.
(d) Calley.

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

9. What was the cause of Ruth's death?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Broken heart.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Miscarriage.

10. Which of the following books reminds Paris of his past?
(a) Sea of Words Dictionary.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Adventures of Aubrey the Sailor.
(d) Treatise on the Movement of Heart & Blood.

11. What is Paris's role on the ship?
(a) Shipwright.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Captain.
(d) Skipper.

12. What was the name of Paris' wife?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Sara.

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

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

15. Where is the inn where Paris spends his last night on shore?
(a) Water Street.
(b) Creek Row
(c) River Road.
(d) Ocean Blvd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things are built in Book One, Part One, Chapter Eight?

2. Which three men toast in Book One, Part One?

3. Who does Erasmus confront in Book One, Part Four?

4. Who does the cast not seem to like much?

5. With whom is Erasmus obsessed?

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