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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 does the portrait that Delblanc has painted look like?
(a) A woman.
(b) A death mask.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A robot.

2. Which character becomes ill with fever in Book One, Part Seven?
(a) Paris.
(b) Thurso.
(c) Delblanc.
(d) Erasmus.

3. What frightened Paris's wife?
(a) A mob.
(b) A fire.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) A spider.

4. In Book One, Part Five, who decides to go ashore?
(a) Kemp and Wolpert.
(b) Sarah and her father.
(c) Thurso and Barton.
(d) Calley and Erasmus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would Erasmus be working for if he accepted the job that he was offered?

2. Why does Erasmus marry a woman in Book Two?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What events lead to the disappearance of Deakin and Calley?

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

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

9. What is the Trionfi Club?

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

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