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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 used to cover the hatches at the hold?
(a) Tarpaulin.
(b) Mesh.
(c) Chains.
(d) Gratings.

2. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?
(a) Sparks.
(b) Curry.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Joseph.

3. How old was Jessie when his father died?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

4. Why is Jessie so hesitant about being on a slave ship?
(a) He does not like slaves.
(b) It is illegal.
(c) He is against slavery.
(d) He has heard strange stories about slaver ships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Purvis originally from?

2. What is the Captain's last name?

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

4. Where does Jessie go to be alone when they are so close to land?

5. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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