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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rutherford notices that Cringle's body is covered in:
(a) A rash.
(b) Open sores.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Smallpox.

2. Jackson is the epitome of goodness, and Rutherford is the ______________.
(a) Hard worker.
(b) Shrewd businessman.
(c) Problem child.
(d) Eccentric genius.

3. After the captain dies, what is done with him and all his possessions?
(a) They are burned on a funeral pyre.
(b) They are locked in his cabin.
(c) They are thrown overboard.
(d) They are brought on deck and defiled.

4. When Rutherford wakes up after fainting, what medical procedure is Squibb performing on him?
(a) First aid.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Surgery.
(d) CPR.

5. How did Cringle wind up as part of the Republic's crew?
(a) He was shanghaied.
(b) He was appointed to it by his father.
(c) He was commissioned after graduating from school.
(d) He volunteered.

6. When Rutherford encounters Falcon in the passageway after one of Falcon's booby traps goes off, what emotion does he hear in Falcon's voice?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Rage.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Fear.

7. That night, the Allmuseri have a ceremony to ___________ the ship.
(a) Re-dedicate.
(b) Take control of.
(c) Christen.
(d) Cleanse.

8. How long has the cargo been in existence?
(a) Since the Stone Age.
(b) Forever.
(c) Since the Roman times.
(d) Since the Middle Ages.

9. What form does the Allmuseri god take when Rutherford goes to feed it?
(a) Reverend Chandler, his master.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Riley Calhoun, his father.
(d) Captain Falcon.

10. Wounded limbs are treated by _____________; a sore tooth is treated by _____________.
(a) Amputation; extraction.
(b) Antibiotics; cold compresses.
(c) Antibiotics; extraction.
(d) Amputation; drilling and filling.

11. What crime does Squibb get caught committing on board the ship?
(a) Stealing from the children's rations.
(b) Stealing from Rutherford.
(c) Stealing alcohol from the medical supplies.
(d) Planning another mutiny.

12. What does Rutherford's father, Riley, like to do after a long day of working?
(a) Play the drums and dance.
(b) Play the violin and sing.
(c) Play the tambourine and sing.
(d) Play the guitar and sing.

13. What does Rutherford admit about his own physical condition?
(a) He is worse off than the rest of the passengers.
(b) He is in perfect health.
(c) He is near death.
(d) He is in no better shape than most of the other passengers.

14. According to the rules Diamelo establishes after Captain Falcon's death, what language must be spoken by all on board?
(a) Allmuseri.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Swahili.

15. When he finally makes it on deck, what does Rutherford realize about the slaves?
(a) They have escaped and jumped overboard.
(b) They are waiting in the hold, eager to participate in the mutiny.
(c) They are all dead down in the hold, killed by the captain's men.
(d) They have escaped and are staging an uprising.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Rutherford's father try to escape?

2. What are the slaves forced to do in the hold so that as many of them as possible can be squeezed into the available space?

3. When Rutherford goes back on deck, what does he find himself dreaming of?

4. When Meadows and Ngonyama carry a slave boy's corpse from below, what body part(s) does Meadows cut off before the corpse is thrown overboard?

5. What does Rutherford wind up inheriting from Reverend Chandler?

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