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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 Purvis say makes cooks so angry?
(a) The smell.
(b) The smoke.
(c) The heat.
(d) The salt.

2. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?
(a) Purvis.
(b) The Mate.
(c) Curry.
(d) The Captain.

3. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?
(a) That he has spoken to his mother.
(b) That his mother knows where he is.
(c) That his mother asked them to do this.
(d) That they will mail a letter to his mother.

4. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?
(a) Heartless and cruel.
(b) Mean and ignorant.
(c) Brainless and evil.
(d) Tortured and alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

2. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?

4. How many times is Jessie flogged when he runs away from his duty?

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

(see the answer key)

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