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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 leaves the story in Book One, Part Five?
(a) Adams.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Charles.
(d) Erasmus.

2. Whose portrait has Delblanc painted?
(a) Thurso's.
(b) The Governor's.
(c) His own.
(d) The British Queen's.

3. Where was the Ship seen abandoned in Book Two?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) The Carolinas.
(d) Jamaica.

4. Who does Paris join in Book Two, Part Nine, at the settlement?
(a) Tabakali.
(b) Watson.
(c) His son.
(d) Inchebe.

5. Who receives a letter from Thurso?
(a) Paris.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Kemp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose secret meeting does Erasmus attend in Book Two?

2. Which of the following does Thurso blame for the ship's problems?

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

4. What is the person who notices Erasmus' ship doing?

5. Who is upset when Erasmus turns down the job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Trionfi Club?

5. What role does witchcraft play in this story?

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

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

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

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

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

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