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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the slave boy whom Paris accompanies purchase on shore?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) Books.
2. Which character becomes ill with fever in Book One, Part Seven?
(a) Paris.
(b) Delblanc.
(c) Thurso.
(d) Erasmus.
3. What does Mr. Kemp's death certificate list as his cause of death?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Natural causes.
(c) Excessive bleeding.
(d) Heart attack.
4. Which of the following is on board the ship to keep slaves from jumping overboard?
(a) A mean dog.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) A barricade.
(d) An electric fence.
5. What type of challenges are there on the Ship in Book One, Part Seven?
(a) Not enough food.
(b) Crew members not getting along.
(c) Weather problems.
(d) Romantic difficulties.
6. Who would Erasmus be working for if he accepted the job that he was offered?
(a) The government.
(b) Barton.
(c) Charles.
(d) The Ship.
7. To whom does Thurso write a letter?
(a) Kemp.
(b) Wolpert.
(c) Adams.
(d) Paris.
8. Who fights on the Ship in Book One, Part Five?
(a) Haines and Wilson.
(b) Paris and Wilson.
(c) Barton and Thurso.
(d) Calley and Kemp.
9. What did people want to steal from Paris' home?
(a) His blueprints.
(b) A press.
(c) His child.
(d) Gold.
10. Who does Paris tell about his wife's death?
(a) Delblanc.
(b) No one.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) A slave boy.
11. Who is the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District?
(a) Percy Redwood.
(b) George Watson.
(c) Edward Wofford.
(d) Daniel Cleary.
12. Which of the following are being built constantly in Book One, Part Six?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Coffins.
(c) Tables.
(d) Desks.
13. What do Thurso and the Governor discuss?
(a) The prices of slaves.
(b) The price of gold.
(c) The weather.
(d) Their families.
14. Why is Mrs. Kemp irritated when Erasmus gets home?
(a) Becauss he is late.
(b) Because Mr. Kemp has not gotten home yet.
(c) Because his dinner has gotten cold.
(d) Because he does not say hello.
15. How many slaves does Thurso think that he has at the end of Book One, Part Six?
(a) 75.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 196.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does not seem affected by the disease on the Ship?
2. What group lives in the city that Erasmus goes in Book Two?
3. Whose body does Paris find in a shed?
4. Who leaves the story in Book One, Part Five?
5. Who is a principal slave dealer?
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