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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 is the horrid smell on the ship?
(a) Tar.
(b) Chloride of lime.
(c) Blood, sweat and tears.
(d) Salt and vinegar.

2. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Grime.
(d) Captain.

3. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?
(a) $20.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

4. What shocks Jessie most about the ship?
(a) The large size.
(b) The stench.
(c) The beauty of it.
(d) The sinister look about it.

5. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?
(a) The prison keepers.
(b) Native kings.
(c) African Ambassadors.
(d) Young sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?

2. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?

3. How many homes were destroyed by the fire Jessie saw when he was little?

4. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?

5. What does Jessie say his house is full of?

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