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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 was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?
(a) Sun.
(b) Sky.
(c) Moon.
(d) Star.

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

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

4. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?
(a) Some geese.
(b) Some children.
(c) A man.
(d) A chicken.

5. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?

2. What does Stout give Jessie after sending him to the Captain's cabin?

3. What does Spark touch for good luck?

4. What strange thing happens on shore when Jessie gets to the Bight of Benin?

5. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?

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