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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 3: June 23, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?
(a) Dizzy.
(b) Claustrophobic.
(c) Hydrophobic.
(d) Nauseous.

2. How much pay does Falcon offer Rutherford (an offer that Rutherford accepts) to remain part of the crew?
(a) None.
(b) Ten percent of the earnings.
(c) Five percent of the earnings.
(d) Twenty-five percent of the earnings.

3. Why doesn't Rutherford hear Captain Falcon come into the room?
(a) He is absorbed in reading.
(b) He is asleep.
(c) He is engrossed with looking out the window.
(d) He is deaf.

4. Captain Falcon asks Rutherford to be his ____________ around the crew.
(a) Heart and soul.
(b) Eyes and ears.
(c) Ears and eyes.
(d) Hands and feet.

5. What is the name of the black man who brings Rutherford to Mr. Zeringue?
(a) Enrique.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Santos.
(d) Larry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Spanish explorer who is the source of the only recorded description of the tribes people the crew will be picking up?

2. Where does the explorer now reside?

3. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?

4. What is another name for the crew's sleeping quarters, according to Rutherford's entry?

5. Where did freedman Rutherford Calhoun work when he was a slave?

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