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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?
(a) A fake translator.
(b) Different accents.
(c) Clothing in different styles.
(d) Foreign flags.

2. Who does Jessie call the foulest man alive?
(a) Smith.
(b) Stout.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Purvis.

3. What is Purvis's job on the ship?
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) Sails man.
(c) Galley chief.
(d) Steward.

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

5. Where does Jessie go to be alone when they are so close to land?
(a) The forecastle.
(b) The galley.
(c) Below decks.
(d) The rat line.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?

3. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

4. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

5. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Jessie when he returns to his home in New Orleans?

2. What does Jessie say he will never do again if he ever goes home?

3. What does Jessie do during the Civil War?

4. How does Jessie describe his swim to shore?

5. What does Jessie's mother say when Jessie complains about their circumstances?

6. What is Jessie trying to think of as he walks home at the beginning of the book?

7. How did Jessie's father die?

8. What does Jessie hear just before he leaves the ship?

9. What does the African boy do when he sees the shore after the storm?

10. What joke does Purvis play on Jessie as they are going to bed?

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