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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 his house is full of?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Moisture.
(d) Love.

2. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) A lack of water.
(b) His fear of the captain.
(c) His desire to be off the ship.
(d) A blow to the head by a sail.

3. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?
(a) Throttles him.
(b) Whips him.
(c) Slaps his face.
(d) Bites his ear.

4. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?
(a) In the forecastle.
(b) In the galley.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the tween decks.

5. What is Jessie taken away in?
(a) A barrel.
(b) A potato sack.
(c) A canvas sack.
(d) A sail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?

2. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?

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

4. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?

5. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?

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