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

2. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?
(a) Someone made fun of his mother.
(b) Someone ate his ration.
(c) Someone accused him of cheating.
(d) Someone emptied his chest.

3. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?
(a) Captain.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Grime.

4. What does the Captain call Jessie?
(a) Bollucks.
(b) Bullet.
(c) Ballinchain.
(d) Bollweevil.

5. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The smell.
(b) The movement.
(c) The food.
(d) The tight quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?

2. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?

3. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?

4. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?

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

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