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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 Jessie call to his father in his dreams?
(a) Live!
(b) Fight!
(c) Swim!
(d) Run!

2. What is the cook's name?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Cardimon.
(c) Chili.
(d) Curry.

3. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To use a compass.
(b) To climb the ratlines.
(c) To secure a rigging.
(d) To mend a sail.

4. What is Jessie's last name?
(a) Baller.
(b) Bullint.
(c) Billings.
(d) Bollier.

5. What is Jessie taken away in?
(a) A potato sack.
(b) A canvas sack.
(c) A sail.
(d) A barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?

2. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

3. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?

4. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?

5. Where does Jessie live at the beginning of the book?

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