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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?
(a) 283.
(b) 83.
(c) 183.
(d) 383.

2. Who tossed the shackles overboard when the sail was seen?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Stout.
(d) Grime.

3. How did Jessie's father die?
(a) Was murdered and robbed.
(b) Starved.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Caught pneumonia.

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

5. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?
(a) 27.
(b) 37.
(c) 47.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cook's name?

2. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?

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

4. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?

5. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?

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