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

2. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?
(a) Purvis.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Mate.
(d) Curry.

3. What is the first purpose of the pin?
(a) Killing rats.
(b) Flossing teeth.
(c) Drawing blood.
(d) Eating utensil.

4. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?
(a) Taverns.
(b) The market.
(c) The river.
(d) Slaves.

5. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?
(a) Aunt Agatha.
(b) The school mistress.
(c) Uncle Ernest.
(d) The storekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?

3. Which ration does the captain cut for the crew when the wind dies?

4. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?

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

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