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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 does Paris tell about the bodies that he finds in a shed?
(a) No one.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) His wife.
(d) Sarah.

2. What is the sacred hunger?
(a) The sanctity of humanity.
(b) The sanctity of money.
(c) The sanctity of love.
(d) The sanctity of a relationship.

3. What type of effect does Wolpert think that Erasmus has on Sarah?
(a) Negative.
(b) Positive.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Oppressive.

4. What does Thurso write a letter about in Book One, Part Six?
(a) The horrible weather.
(b) His plan against Paris.
(c) The number of slaves aboard the Ship.
(d) His family.

5. To whom does Thurso write a letter?
(a) Kemp.
(b) Wolpert.
(c) Paris.
(d) Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of challenges are there on the Ship in Book One, Part Seven?

2. Who does not seem affected by the disease on the Ship?

3. Who is the first person whom Erasmus tells about his father's death?

4. Who does Kemp meet with in Book Two, Part Eight?

5. What frightened Paris's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Paris' life changed between Book One and Book Two?

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

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

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

6. Why does Mrs. Kemp deny that her husband committed suicide?

7. What role does witchcraft play in this story?

8. Describe Thurso's life prior to being a ship captain.

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

10. What problems do you foresee in the potential relationship between Erasmus and Sarah?

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