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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 was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?
(a) Moon.
(b) Sky.
(c) Sun.
(d) Star.

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

3. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?
(a) That they will mail a letter to his mother.
(b) That his mother knows where he is.
(c) That he has spoken to his mother.
(d) That his mother asked them to do this.

4. What stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?
(a) A gun fired by Spark.
(b) A full moon.
(c) Jessie's song on the fife.
(d) The first boatlad of ships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jessie make a dining tent for the slaves?

2. How long did the captain Purvis knew trade slaves before being caught?

3. What is the cook's name?

4. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?

5. What is the name of the ship Jessie is taken to?

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