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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the dead boy who was found on the beach buried?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Next to his mother.
(c) He is not buried. He is cremated.
(d) In the common plot.

2. Why is Mrs. Kemp irritated when Erasmus gets home?
(a) Because he does not say hello.
(b) Becauss he is late.
(c) Because his dinner has gotten cold.
(d) Because Mr. Kemp has not gotten home yet.

3. Whose portrait has Delblanc painted?
(a) His own.
(b) Thurso's.
(c) The British Queen's.
(d) The Governor's.

4. In Book Two, with whom does Paris' son live?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Paris.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

5. Who offers Erasmus a job?
(a) Mr. Wolpert.
(b) Henry Adams.
(c) His mother.
(d) Thurso.

6. What is the verdict of the palaver?
(a) There is no verdict.
(b) Guilty.
(c) It is not clear.
(d) Not guilty.

7. What does the portrait that Delblanc has painted look like?
(a) A woman.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A robot.
(d) A death mask.

8. Who does the crew trade with to obtain alcohol?
(a) A group of women.
(b) The captain.
(c) Black men.
(d) Paris.

9. Why does Erasmus turn down the job?
(a) Because he wants to clear his father's debts on his own.
(b) Because it would require him to move.
(c) Because he feels embarrassed.
(d) Because he does not want to work.

10. Who would Erasmus be working for if he accepted the job that he was offered?
(a) Charles.
(b) Barton.
(c) The Ship.
(d) The government.

11. Why are Blair and Inchebe arguing?
(a) Because their turkey hunt was unsuccessful.
(b) Because they are tired.
(c) Because they are in love with the same woman.
(d) Because they want to play different games.

12. In Book One, Part Five, who decides to go ashore?
(a) Sarah and her father.
(b) Thurso and Barton.
(c) Calley and Erasmus.
(d) Kemp and Wolpert.

13. Why do so many crew members die in Book One, Part Seven?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Fights.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Illness.

14. Where is the person who notices Erasmus' ship?
(a) In his tent.
(b) Behind a rock.
(c) Atop a hill.
(d) On a tree.

15. Who is a principal slave dealer?
(a) Tucker.
(b) Wolpert.
(c) Calley.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the slave who refuses to eat spit on Paris' face?

2. Who notices Erasmus' ship in Book Two, Part Nine?

3. Why is it hard to hear the fiddle aboard the Ship?

4. To whom does Thurso write a letter?

5. Who is the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District?

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