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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's mother's occupation?
(a) Maid.
(b) Butter Churner.
(c) Singer.
(d) Seamstress.

2. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) Chains.
(b) Stacks of wooden bowls.
(c) A huge cauldron.
(d) A large barrel of coffee grinds.

3. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?
(a) A woman.
(b) A hooded figure.
(c) A rat.
(d) A child.

4. What stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?
(a) A full moon.
(b) Jessie's song on the fife.
(c) A gun fired by Spark.
(d) The first boatlad of ships.

5. What is the cook's name?
(a) Chili.
(b) Cardimon.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Curry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the captain Purvis knew trade slaves before being caught?

2. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?

3. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?

4. Who makes a whip with nine cords?

5. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?

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