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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 most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Quicksand.
(c) Not making it back home.
(d) Cottonmouth snakes.

2. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?
(a) A fake translator.
(b) Different accents.
(c) Foreign flags.
(d) Clothing in different styles.

3. Where does Jessie live at the beginning of the book?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Miami.
(d) New Orleans.

4. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) Britain.
(b) Italy.
(c) America.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the voyage supposed to take?

2. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?

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

4. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

5. What is Jessie taken away in?

(see the answer key)

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