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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 lives together in peace in a settlement?
(a) English and Irish.
(b) Blacks and Whites.
(c) Indians and Caribbeans.
(d) Animals and humans.

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

3. What is the verdict of the palaver?
(a) It is not clear.
(b) Not guilty.
(c) There is no verdict.
(d) Guilty.

4. Who offers Erasmus a job?
(a) His mother.
(b) Henry Adams.
(c) Mr. Wolpert.
(d) Thurso.

5. Where is the person who notices Erasmus' ship?
(a) Behind a rock.
(b) On a tree.
(c) In his tent.
(d) Atop a hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following weapons kills Deakin?

2. What is Temka Tongman doing when he sees the ship?

3. What does Erasmus think about during his father's funeral?

4. Who does Paris tell about the bodies that he finds in a shed?

5. Who does the crew trade with to obtain alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the role of depression in Book One, Part Six.

2. Contrast the fort with the impoverished town that Paris visits in Book One, Part Six.

3. What decision does Erasmus make in Book One, Part Seven, following his father's death?

4. What sort of effect does Wolpert realize Erasmus has on Sarah?

5. Tell the story about the monkey that Cavana buys on the ship. What is the monkey's fate?

6. Describe the story of the trees as told by Paris and Kenka.

7. Describe how the death of Mr. Kemp is discovered.

8. What conflict does Erasmus come upon in Book Two, Part Eight?

9. How does Paris' fair treatment of others benefit him in Book One, Part Six?

10. What is the relationship between Delblanc and Paris like in Book One, Part Six?

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