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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 call to his father in his dreams?
(a) Run!
(b) Live!
(c) Swim!
(d) Fight!

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

3. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Butcher a cow.
(c) Percolate coffee.
(d) Knead dough.

4. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?
(a) Windy.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Hot and balmy.
(d) Rainy.

5. Which crew-member says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) Grime.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Stout.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves were for sale at the market at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is Jessie?

3. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?

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

5. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?

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