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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in Liverpool after having spent eight months at sea?
(a) Luther Sawdust.
(b) William Blair.
(c) Saul Thurso.
(d) William Kemp.

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

3. Who gives Erasmus permission to propose to Sarah?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) His priest.

4. In what city does the Prologue take place?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Savannah.
(d) St. Louis.

5. What are the men aboard the ship preparing for in Book One, Part Four?
(a) A card game.
(b) The weather.
(c) Their departure.
(d) The arrival of the Africans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Paris sent to jail?

2. Why does Erasmus get lost in town after rehearsing for the play?

3. What is the name of the play rehearsed in this story?

4. Where does the Liverpool Merchant arrive in Book One, Part Four?

5. Who announces that someone new will be directing the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do readers discover how Sarah feels about Erasmus?

2. Why is Kemp so motivated to convince Paris to go aboard the Ship?

3. What does Erasmus see in town after he gets lost?

4. Why does Erasmus dislike Henry Adams?

5. Name two men who are convinced to join the crew of the Liverpool Merchant at the last minute.

6. What good results from the slaves going aboard the ship, according to the narrator in Book One, Part Four?

7. What is the relationship between Kemp and Saul Thurso like?

8. What happens between Deakin, Calley, and Libby in Book One, Part Three?

9. How does Erasmus' role in the play reflect aspects of himself in real life?

10. How does the ocean affect Paris?

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