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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) India.
(b) Italy.
(c) America.
(d) Britain.

2. 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.

3. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?
(a) Cottonmouth snakes.
(b) Quicksand.
(c) Not making it back home.
(d) Alligators.

4. Who is in charge of the slaves when they are on the ship?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Stout.
(d) Ned.

5. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Cat's Cradle.
(b) Jacks.
(c) Old Maid.
(d) Poker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Jessie seen a flying fish before?

2. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

3. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

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

5. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?

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