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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 really provides for his family?
(a) God.
(b) A needle.
(c) His father's ghost.
(d) His mother's heart.

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

3. What does Jessie do to earn money?
(a) Dances.
(b) Does odd chores.
(c) Sings.
(d) Plays a fife.

4. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?
(a) Store fronts.
(b) The houses of rich people.
(c) Slave holds.
(d) Prisons.

5. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?
(a) Mesh.
(b) Tarpaulin.
(c) Gratings.
(d) Chains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?

2. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?

3. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

4. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?

5. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?

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