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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 takes possible slaves aboard the ship?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Kemp.
(c) Adams.
(d) King Henry Cook.

2. Who trails behind Erasmus and Sarah as they go for a walk?
(a) Mr. Kemp.
(b) Miss Edwards.
(c) Her father.
(d) Thurso.

3. What is the name of the play rehearsed in this story?
(a) The Enchanted Island.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. Who reprimands Parker?
(a) Kemp.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Julietta.
(d) The Vicar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Paris' wife?

2. According to the narrator, why does Thurso decide to have a man flogged?

3. What does Paris eat in Book One, Part 3?

4. Who argues over the value of each slave?

5. Whose blood is seen on the deck of the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Paris' last night on shore before boarding the Ship.

2. Why is the title of the play rehearsed on the Wolpert property appropriate?

3. Which three characters share a toast in Book One and why do they share it?

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

5. What significance does the mantra "when we are married" have in Book One, Part Four?

6. What tragedy occurs while the Ship is being built?

7. Describe the setting for the Prologue.

8. What does Erasmus compare to cattle in Book One, Part Four?

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

10. What do we learn about Paris' wife in Book One, Part One?

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