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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mr. Zeringue tell Rutherford he owes him?
(a) Fifty thousand sovereigns.
(b) Fifty thousand francs.
(c) Fifty thousand pounds.
(d) Fifty thousand dollars.

2. What effect does Rutherford say the written form of the Allmuseri language has on him?
(a) It relaxes him.
(b) It angers him.
(c) It confuses him.
(d) It makes him anxious.

3. When is the only time Cringle seems to relax?
(a) When he is with others.
(b) When he is alone on watch or reading.
(c) When he is sleeping.
(d) When he is alone on watch.

4. What was the profession of Captain Falcon's father?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Minister.

5. Rutherford befriends an Allmuseri woman and a young girl named Baleka. What relationship is Baleka to the Allmuseri woman?
(a) Niece.
(b) None.
(c) Sister.
(d) Daughter.

6. What has destroyed the Allmuseri village?
(a) War.
(b) The slave trade.
(c) Famine.
(d) Disease.

7. What does Rutherford eventually take up as a career?
(a) Murder.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Sales.
(d) Stealing.

8. What, according to Rutherford, is the first duty of the sailors on board the Republic?
(a) Stay drunk.
(b) Obey the captain.
(c) Stay out of Squibb's way.
(d) Keep the ship afloat at all costs.

9. What is Captain Falcon's opinion of the war against England?
(a) Brilliantly planned and masterfully executed.
(b) Stupid, but masterfully executed.
(c) Brilliantly planned, but full of military mistakes.
(d) Stupid and full of military mistakes.

10. What ability does Ngonyama have?
(a) To negotiate even the hardest situations.
(b) To become invisible.
(c) To walk through walls.
(d) To fade into the background.

11. To whom does Rutherford tell a sob story?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Tommy, the cabin boy.
(c) Captain Falcon.
(d) Cringle.

12. How many slaves is Ngonyama put in charge of?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

13. What does Cringle have a sixth sense about?
(a) Illness.
(b) Disaster.
(c) Death.
(d) People.

14. The sailor that Rutherford meets in Entry 1 is taking the position of ____________ aboard Captain Falcon's ship.
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) Cook.
(c) First Mate.
(d) Boatswain.

15. What is the name of the sailor Rutherford meets?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Squidd.
(c) Squibb.
(d) Tommy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rutherford realizes the Ngonyama's _____________ is very different from his own.

2. Isadora's terms leave Rutherford so afraid that he is afflicted for several hours with bouts of _________________.

3. When Falcon starts telling Rutherford intimate details about the crew members, how does Rutherford say it makes him feel?

4. What is Tommy no longer able to do after he tries to look at the cargo?

5. After the cargo is brought on board, what does Captain Falcon put Rutherford in charge of?

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