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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character becomes ill with fever in Book One, Part Seven?
(a) Paris.
(b) Delblanc.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) Thurso.

2. What is the name of the slave boy whom Paris is allowed to accompany to shore?
(a) Cavana.
(b) Miles.
(c) Ferguson.
(d) Bryan.

3. Whose body does Paris find in a shed?
(a) Mr. Kemp's.
(b) Sarah Wolpert's.
(c) Daniel Calley's.
(d) Yellow Henry's.

4. What does the slave boy whom Paris accompanies purchase on shore?
(a) A dog.
(b) Books.
(c) A monkey.
(d) Necklaces.

5. Why is Mrs. Kemp irritated when Erasmus gets home?
(a) Because his dinner has gotten cold.
(b) Because he does not say hello.
(c) Because Mr. Kemp has not gotten home yet.
(d) Becauss he is late.

6. What did people want to steal from Paris' home?
(a) A press.
(b) Gold.
(c) His child.
(d) His blueprints.

7. Where is the person who notices Erasmus' ship?
(a) On a tree.
(b) Behind a rock.
(c) In his tent.
(d) Atop a hill.

8. Who is fitted with leg irons on the Ship?
(a) Paris.
(b) Haines.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Calley.

9. Where was the Ship seen abandoned in Book Two?
(a) Florida.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) The Carolinas.
(d) Alabama.

10. Who does Paris tell about his wife's death?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) No one.
(c) Delblanc.
(d) A slave boy.

11. Who meets the Company Fort Governor?
(a) Calley and Ross Deakin.
(b) Erasmus and his family.
(c) Judd Deakin.
(d) Paris and Thurso.

12. What is the verdict of the palaver?
(a) Guilty.
(b) It is not clear.
(c) There is no verdict.
(d) Not guilty.

13. What does Sarah realize about Erasmus at the end of Book One, Part Seven?
(a) That he really is not as handsome as she thought.
(b) That she would have been his property.
(c) That he is plotting against her.
(d) That he loves someone else.

14. Who notices Erasmus' ship in Book Two, Part Nine?
(a) Calley.
(b) Clary.
(c) Barton.
(d) Hughes.

15. Which of the following are being built constantly in Book One, Part Six?
(a) Desks.
(b) Coffins.
(c) Tables.
(d) Chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erasmus think about during his father's funeral?

2. Who fights on the Ship in Book One, Part Five?

3. Which of the following does Erasmus eat that is in the shape of a black woman?

4. Who receives a letter from Thurso?

5. Who leaves the Ship when the men pass out?

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