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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bight of Benin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jessie's mother's occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Butter Churner.
(d) Maid.

2. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?
(a) The prison keepers.
(b) Young sailors.
(c) African Ambassadors.
(d) Native kings.

3. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) A large barrel of coffee grinds.
(b) Chains.
(c) A huge cauldron.
(d) Stacks of wooden bowls.

4. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?
(a) On the poop deck.
(b) In the hold.
(c) At his cabin.
(d) In the forecastle.

5. What are the containers for the slaves on shore called?
(a) Barragrint.
(b) Barracade.
(c) Barracoon.
(d) Barracrank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?

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

3. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?

4. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?

5. What do the men on the ship start doing when the wind dies?

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