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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. Where did freedman Rutherford Calhoun work when he was a slave?
(a) As a house slave.
(b) In the corn fields.
(c) In the cotton fields.
(d) In the gardens.

2. When the Republic begins its return trip to New Orleans, what does it encounter?
(a) Calm water and no wind.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Sea monsters.
(d) Rough water and bad weather.

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

4. What does Captain Falcon catch Rutherford doing one night?
(a) Rummaging through his cabin.
(b) Rummaging through the galley.
(c) Stealing from the rest of the crew.
(d) Stealing from the liquor stash.

5. After the cargo is brought on board, what does Captain Falcon put Rutherford in charge of?
(a) Feeding the Allmuseri.
(b) Feeding the goats.
(c) Feeding the sheep.
(d) Guarding the ivory and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isadora warns Rutherford that he is not _________.

2. What, according to Rutherford, is the first duty of the sailors on board the Republic?

3. Why do the Allmuseri require no medication?

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

5. Falcon tells Rutherford that it is his bet Rutherford will be ________________ by the time the ship returns to New Orleans.

Short Essay Questions

1. As Cringle is taking Rutherford to meet the captain, Rutherford gives Cringle his real reasons for boarding the ship. What are they?

2. As Rutherford looks at the crates of souvenirs (such as scrolls, paintings, and prayer carpets), whom does he realize is paying for the items and why?

3. How does Cringle compare jail and being a crew member aboard a ship?

4. What is Captain Falcon's reason for telling Rutherford to sit down?

5. When Cringle is appointed to become captain once Falcon is out of the way, what does he promise the crew?

6. Once Rutherford has broken into the captain's quarters, what does he not do?

7. What does Rutherford think about Isadora's choice of New Orleans as her city of residence?

8. Rutherford's first excuse for coming aboard the ship is that he is Squibb and is ready to work. What is his second excuse, after Cringle tells him that Squibb is on board?

9. What, according to Rutherford, is proof of Isadora's kind heart?

10. As Rutherford learns more about the Republic from Cringle, he finds it is a typical ship. What, according to Rutherford, is a "typical ship"?

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