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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Falcon die?
(a) He is murdered.
(b) He is made to walk the plank and is eaten by sharks.
(c) He dies from the injuries he suffered when his cabin collapsed.
(d) He commits suicide.

2. After the battle ends, whom do the Allmuseri accuse of being responsible for the brutal ways in which they were treated?
(a) Rutherford.
(b) Cringle.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Meadows.

3. What is Reverend Chandler's reaction to being told that Rutherford is present at his deathbed?
(a) He cries.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He frowns.

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

5. When Ngonyama falls ill, what does Squibb diagnose him with?
(a) Internal bleeding.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Appendicitis.

6. Whom does Diamelo threaten to kill for not understanding orders?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Baleka.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Cringle.

7. After Rutherford finishes telling Squibb about Reverend Chandler's death, what illness does he say that Baleka seems to have?
(a) A fever.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Malaria.
(d) A cold.

8. 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?
(a) Stand at all times.
(b) Sit in contorted positions.
(c) Lie on their sides.
(d) Kneel with their hands above their heads.

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

10. After his conversation with Ngonyama, what does Rutherford give him?
(a) A gun and magnetized ring.
(b) A big hug.
(c) A key he had stolen from Falcon's cabin.
(d) Information on the upcoming mutiny plans.

11. 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?
(a) Both ears.
(b) Both hands.
(c) The nose.
(d) Both feet.

12. On what does Riley Jackson blame his wild ways?
(a) Women.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Alcohol.

13. After Rutherford is made to go back to bed, he feels as if he is becoming _______________.
(a) Paralyzed and blind.
(b) Paralyzed and deaf.
(c) Deaf and mute.
(d) Blind and deaf.

14. What Allmuseri martial art is based on fighting in close quarters while bound?
(a) Obnu Bilate.
(b) Capoeira.
(c) Dambe.
(d) Kabye.

15. As Rutherford observes the condition of the slaves, what does he decide about Captain Falcon?
(a) He decides the captain needs to die.
(b) He decides the captain is mean.
(c) He decides the captain needs to be treated like he is treating the slaves.
(d) He decides the captain is evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the food rations become low, what do the crew begin eating?

2. When Baleka comes to check on Rutherford, what does he notice about how she displays feelings?

3. What does Rutherford notice about the slaves when they come up from the hold?

4. After the slave boy's corpse is thrown overboard, what does Ngonyama return to Rutherford?

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

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