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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 animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?
(a) A frog.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A dog.

2. What does Jessie want to be when he gets older?
(a) A slaver.
(b) A banker.
(c) A chandler.
(d) A grocer.

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

4. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?
(a) An old biddy.
(b) A spinster.
(c) A mean old maid.
(d) A rotten widow.

5. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Percolate coffee.
(c) Butcher a cow.
(d) Knead dough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie give the man who is struggling on the ship?

2. What is the horrid smell on the ship?

3. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

4. What is Jessie taken away in?

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

(see the answer key)

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