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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of house does the man who finds Jessie on the shore own?
(a) A hut.
(b) A tent.
(c) A brick house.
(d) A cave.

2. Which of the slaves are unshackled?
(a) Women and children.
(b) None of them.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The weak and sick.

3. Who takes the shackles off the slaves?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Cooley.
(c) Claudias.
(d) Ben.

4. What kind of bed does Jessie sleep in on the ship?
(a) Hammock.
(b) Cot.
(c) Foam pad.
(d) Bed spring.

5. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?
(a) A white wig.
(b) A comical hat.
(c) A large bowtie.
(d) A lady's frock.

6. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Old Maid.
(c) Cat's Cradle.
(d) Poker.

7. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?
(a) Do chores.
(b) Tell him stories.
(c) Teach him to read.
(d) Play music.

8. Where has Jessie seen a flying fish before?
(a) His grandfather's watch.
(b) The sign of a pub.
(c) In a story book.
(d) His mother's sewing box.

9. What does Jessie say about men who go to sea voluntarily?
(a) They are a special breed.
(b) They are strong.
(c) They are made for it.
(d) They are mad.

10. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?
(a) The windows.
(b) The water.
(c) The food.
(d) The latrine bucket.

11. What makes Jessie so agitated when he first plays for the slaves?
(a) They are naked.
(b) They seem lifeless.
(c) He feels cruel.
(d) They stink.

12. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?
(a) Obscure.
(b) Smoky.
(c) Pristine.
(d) Clean.

13. Who took over Spark's duties on the ship?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Stout.
(d) Cooley.

14. Where does Stout hide Jessie's fife?
(a) In the hold.
(b) In the Captain's cabin.
(c) On the rat run.
(d) In the Galley.

15. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?
(a) Eat them.
(b) Mate them.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Feed them to the sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the ship look strange off the coast of Cuba?

2. What do Jessie and the African boy do while hiding?

3. Who flogged Jessie?

4. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?

5. Who tends to Jessie's wounds after his flogging?

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