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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 does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The food.
(b) The smell.
(c) The tight quarters.
(d) The movement.

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

3. Who helps Jessie make a dining tent for the slaves?
(a) Gardere.
(b) Smith.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sparks.

4. What is the name of the ship Jessie is taken to?
(a) The North Star.
(b) The Star.
(c) The Midnight.
(d) The Moonlight.

5. What does Jessie give the man who is struggling on the ship?
(a) Rum.
(b) Water.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?

2. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?

3. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?

4. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

5. What is the first purpose of the pin?

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