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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. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Stout.
(d) Curry.

2. Who makes a whip with nine cords?
(a) Sparks.
(b) Purvis.
(c) John Cooley.
(d) Joseph.

3. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?
(a) Slaps his face.
(b) Throttles him.
(c) Bites his ear.
(d) Whips him.

4. Who is Jessie?
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's sister.
(d) The narrator's brother.

5. What does the Captain call Jessie?
(a) Ballinchain.
(b) Bollucks.
(c) Bullet.
(d) Bollweevil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?

2. What is Jessie taken away in?

3. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?

4. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?

5. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

(see the answer key)

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