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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 Thurso throw overboard?
(a) Calley.
(b) Cates.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Williamson.

2. What does Sarah realize about Erasmus at the end of Book One, Part Seven?
(a) That he really is not as handsome as she thought.
(b) That he loves someone else.
(c) That she would have been his property.
(d) That he is plotting against her.

3. Where is the dead boy who was found on the beach buried?
(a) In the common plot.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Next to his mother.
(d) He is not buried. He is cremated.

4. Who fights on the Ship in Book One, Part Five?
(a) Haines and Wilson.
(b) Calley and Kemp.
(c) Barton and Thurso.
(d) Paris and Wilson.

5. Who boards the Ship as a passenger in Book One, Part Six?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Calley's mother.
(d) Delblanc.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following individuals share Sallian Kivee?

3. Who was the first man to see the abandoned ship?

4. Which of the following is on board the ship to keep slaves from jumping overboard?

5. To whom does Thurso write a letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Erasmus discover the ship in the swamp?

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

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

6. What role does witchcraft play in this story?

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

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

9. How does the syntax change in Book Two, Part Nine?

10. Explain "the sacred hunger". What is the narrator referring to by using that phrase?

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