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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Paris tell about his wife's death?
(a) A slave boy.
(b) Delblanc.
(c) No one.
(d) Erasmus.

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

4. Who leaves the Ship when the men pass out?
(a) Calley and Deakin.
(b) The slaves.
(c) Paris.
(d) Wilson.

5. Who was the first man to see the abandoned ship?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Robby.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Edward.

6. Who is in love with Dinka?
(a) Sefadu.
(b) Inchebe.
(c) Tabakali.
(d) Paris.

7. Who is fitted with leg irons on the Ship?
(a) Paris.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Haines.
(d) Calley.

8. Whose secret meeting does Erasmus attend in Book Two?
(a) Trinity Society.
(b) Trionfi Club.
(c) Enchanted Family.
(d) Creole Brotherhood.

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

10. What does Erasmus find when he goes to find his father?
(a) That he is having an affair.
(b) That he has hung himself.
(c) That he is working late.
(d) That he is trading illegally.

11. What does Erasmus plan on changing about Sarah once they are married?
(a) Her religious views.
(b) Her relationship with her family.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her personality.

12. Whose body does Paris find in a shed?
(a) Yellow Henry's.
(b) Sarah Wolpert's.
(c) Mr. Kemp's.
(d) Daniel Calley's.

13. Who does Paris tell about the bodies that he finds in a shed?
(a) No one.
(b) His wife.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Erasmus.

14. What did people want to steal from Paris' home?
(a) A press.
(b) Gold.
(c) His blueprints.
(d) His child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the dead boy who was found on the beach buried?

2. What is the person who notices Erasmus' ship doing?

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

4. Why does Erasmus marry a woman in Book Two?

5. Who offers Erasmus a job?

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