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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 3, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sawdust's father's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

2. Who arrives in Liverpool after having spent eight months at sea?
(a) Luther Sawdust.
(b) William Kemp.
(c) Saul Thurso.
(d) William Blair.

3. How long has Erasmus known Sarah?
(a) One week.
(b) Most of his life.
(c) About two years.
(d) About ten years.

4. What two things are built in Book One, Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) Paris' confidence and his family.
(b) Thurso's collection of books and the Ship.
(c) The Ship and Kemp's wealth.
(d) Erasmus' love and the Ship.

5. Which of the following books reminds Paris of his past?
(a) Sea of Words Dictionary.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Treatise on the Movement of Heart & Blood.
(d) Adventures of Aubrey the Sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Erasmus get lost in town after rehearsing for the play?

2. What instrument does Sullivan play?

3. Who seems satisfied by the deaths that take place on the Ship in Book One, Part One?

4. What is Paris's role on the ship?

5. Who does Thurso decide to have flogged?

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