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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. What does Paris eat in Book One, Part 3?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Catfish.
(c) Meatballs.
(d) Oranges.

2. How does William Kemp regard his wealth?
(a) As something not to be taken for granted.
(b) As a miracle.
(c) As fleeting and temporary.
(d) As a product of hard work.

3. Who is the last man added to the Ship's crew?
(a) Calley.
(b) Driver.
(c) Thurston.
(d) Deakin.

4. Why was Paris sent to jail?
(a) He killed someone in an accident.
(b) He denied the Bible.
(c) He stole food for his family.
(d) He admitted to a crime that he did not commit.

5. Who thanks the gods in Book One, Part Four?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Wolpert.
(c) Kemp.
(d) Calley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Erasmus permission to propose to Sarah?

2. Whom of the following is not a member of the Ship's crew?

3. Who does the cast not seem to like much?

4. To whom does Paris write a letter?

5. Who is present at every stage of the building of the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Erasmus feel about Sarah Wolpert in Book One?

4. Is Erasmus allowed to propose to Sarah? What happens afterward?

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

6. Why does Erasmus not like Matthew Paris?

7. How would you describe Erasmus as he is presented in the first half of the book?

8. How does the ocean affect Paris?

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

10. How does the reader gain an inside perspective of the death of Paris' wife?

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