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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bight of Benin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?
(a) Someone emptied his chest.
(b) Someone made fun of his mother.
(c) Someone ate his ration.
(d) Someone accused him of cheating.

2. What does Jessie say his house is full of?
(a) Love.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Moisture.

3. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The movement.
(b) The tight quarters.
(c) The food.
(d) The smell.

4. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) America.
(b) India.
(c) Britain.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?

2. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?

3. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?

4. What strange thing happens on shore when Jessie gets to the Bight of Benin?

5. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?

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