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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. How many slaves were for sale at the market at the beginning of the book?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

2. Why is Jessie so hesitant about being on a slave ship?
(a) It is illegal.
(b) He is against slavery.
(c) He has heard strange stories about slaver ships.
(d) He does not like slaves.

3. Who is Jessie?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The antagonist.
(d) The narrator's sister.

4. 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.

5. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The clapping crew.
(b) The sound of the chains.
(c) The crying children.
(d) The slaves' chanting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?

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

3. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

4. What will all the sailors carry when the slaves are on board?

5. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?

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