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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Old Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Purvis say when Jessie says he wishes Stout were dead?
(a) Stout is dying.
(b) Stout is dead.
(c) He is being unfair.
(d) He would kill Stout.

2. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?
(a) The boy's master.
(b) A slaver.
(c) A runaway.
(d) A captain.

3. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

4. What does Jessie want to be when he gets older?
(a) A slaver.
(b) A grocer.
(c) A chandler.
(d) A banker.

5. Why is a woman thrown overboard after leaving the supply island?
(a) She was trampled to death.
(b) She had the fever.
(c) She killed another slave.
(d) She was pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of house does the man who finds Jessie on the shore own?

2. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?

3. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?

4. What kind of bed does Jessie sleep in on the ship?

5. What is Purvis's job on the ship?

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