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

2. Who is the protagonist in this story?
(a) Erasmus' father.
(b) Matthew Paris.
(c) Erasmus Kemp.
(d) Luther Sawdust.

3. Who is the last man added to the Ship's crew?
(a) Driver.
(b) Calley.
(c) Thurston.
(d) Deakin.

4. With whom is Erasmus obsessed?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Charles.
(c) Paris.
(d) His father.

5. To whom does Paris write a letter?
(a) Charles.
(b) The Bishop of Norwich.
(c) His dead wife.
(d) William Kemp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Erasmus when Paris removed him from the dam?

2. Who hires a private investigator in Book One, Part Three?

3. What does Paris eat in Book One, Part 3?

4. Who does Thurso decide to have flogged?

5. Who arrives in Liverpool after having spent eight months at sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance does the mantra "when we are married" have in Book One, Part Four?

2. What does Erasmus see in town after he gets lost?

3. What does Erasmus compare to cattle in Book One, Part Four?

4. How does Erasmus feel about Sarah Wolpert in Book One?

5. Describe Paris' last night on shore before boarding the Ship.

6. Describe what happens in Book One, Part One, when Erasmus gets to the Wolperts' home.

7. How does the reader gain an inside perspective of the death of Paris' wife?

8. Why does Erasmus dislike Henry Adams?

9. What is the relationship between Kemp and Saul Thurso like?

10. What happens between Deakin, Calley, and Libby in Book One, Part Three?

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