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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spaniard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) A huge cauldron.
(b) A large barrel of coffee grinds.
(c) Chains.
(d) Stacks of wooden bowls.

2. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?
(a) A headache.
(b) A stomach pain.
(c) A head cold.
(d) A skin rash.

3. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?
(a) Feed them to the sharks.
(b) Mate them.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Eat them.

4. What are the latrine buckets full of when Jessie empties them after seeing a flying fish?
(a) Rats.
(b) Wood chips.
(c) Hair.
(d) Blood.

5. Which ration does the captain cut for the crew when the wind dies?
(a) Rum.
(b) Bread.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is a woman thrown overboard after leaving the supply island?

2. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?

3. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

4. What was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?

5. Who takes the shackles off the slaves?

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