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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nicholas Spark Walks on Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) A lack of water.
(b) His fear of the captain.
(c) A blow to the head by a sail.
(d) His desire to be off the ship.

2. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) Prevailing winds.
(c) The slope of the island.
(d) Strong gorillas.

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

4. Where is Purvis originally from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.

5. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) He knows the men have a choice of which ship to join.
(b) He gets money from the trade.
(c) He hears a different story.
(d) He reads his journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?

2. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

3. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?

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

5. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?

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