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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it hard to hear the fiddle aboard the Ship?
(a) The clanking of slaves' shackles.
(b) The rats make too much noise at night.
(c) The waves are too strong.
(d) The loud parties that are constantly taking place.

2. Who boards the Ship as a passenger in Book One, Part Six?
(a) Delblanc.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Calley's mother.
(d) Sarah.

3. Who is the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District?
(a) Daniel Cleary.
(b) George Watson.
(c) Percy Redwood.
(d) Edward Wofford.

4. What frightened Paris's wife?
(a) A mob.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) A spider.
(d) A fire.

5. What does Sarah realize about Erasmus at the end of Book One, Part Seven?
(a) That he is plotting against her.
(b) That he really is not as handsome as she thought.
(c) That he loves someone else.
(d) That she would have been his property.

6. What is the person who notices Erasmus' ship doing?
(a) Waiting for deer.
(b) Trying to sleep.
(c) Waiting for a friend.
(d) Cleaning a rabbit.

7. What type of effect does Wolpert think that Erasmus has on Sarah?
(a) Oppressive.
(b) Negative.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Positive.

8. Who does Kemp meet with in Book Two, Part Eight?
(a) His Royal Highness.
(b) Governor of the Fort.
(c) Sir William Templeton.
(d) Sarah's new husband.

9. Who is the first person whom Erasmus tells about his father's death?
(a) Mrs. Paris.
(b) Mrs. Adams.
(c) Mrs. Kemp.
(d) Mrs. Wolpert.

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

11. Which of the following is on board the ship to keep slaves from jumping overboard?
(a) Beautiful women.
(b) A barricade.
(c) An electric fence.
(d) A mean dog.

12. Who leaves the story in Book One, Part Five?
(a) Charles.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Adams.
(d) Sarah.

13. Who is upset when Erasmus turns down the job?
(a) Adams.
(b) His mother.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Paris.

14. Which of the following does Erasmus eat that is in the shape of a black woman?
(a) Steak.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Cake.
(d) Potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Calley back to the Ship?

2. What benefit would Thurso get for lost cargo?

3. What does Erasmus plan on changing about Sarah once they are married?

4. Whose secret meeting does Erasmus attend in Book Two?

5. Which of the following individuals share Sallian Kivee?

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