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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 1, Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paris's role on the ship?
(a) Skipper.
(b) Shipwright.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Captain.

2. What was the cause of Ruth's death?
(a) Miscarriage.
(b) Broken heart.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Stroke.

3. Who asks Paris to be part of the ship's crew?
(a) Mr. Thurso.
(b) Mr. Wolpert.
(c) Mr. Paris.
(d) Mr. Kemp.

4. Who finds a surgeon on board the ship unnecessary?
(a) Kemp.
(b) Paris.
(c) Wolpert.
(d) Thurso.

5. Who seems satisfied by the deaths that take place on the Ship in Book One, Part One?
(a) Paris.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) Thurso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a source of conflict for those responsible for building the ship?

2. How long has Erasmus known Sarah?

3. Who is the narrator of this story?

4. Who is the protagonist in this story?

5. Who is Erasmus' cousin?

(see the answer key)

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