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

2. Which of the following is on board the ship to keep slaves from jumping overboard?
(a) A barricade.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) Beautiful women.
(d) A mean dog.

3. What do Thurso and the Governor discuss?
(a) The price of gold.
(b) The prices of slaves.
(c) The weather.
(d) Their families.

4. What is the name of the slave boy whom Paris is allowed to accompany to shore?
(a) Miles.
(b) Ferguson.
(c) Cavana.
(d) Bryan.

5. What does Mr. Kemp's death certificate list as his cause of death?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Natural causes.
(c) Excessive bleeding.
(d) Heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District?

2. Who does Paris tell about his wife's death?

3. What type of effect does Wolpert think that Erasmus has on Sarah?

4. What does the slave boy whom Paris accompanies purchase on shore?

5. Who leaves the Ship when the men pass out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Trionfi Club?

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Kemp change after her husband's death?

5. Is Paris a likable man to most of the crew members aboard the ship? Why or why not?

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

7. Describe the conference that the Creek Indians hold with the British.

8. Do you find Thurso's action of throwing slaves overboard surprising? Why or why not?

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

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

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