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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To mend a sail.
(b) To use a compass.
(c) To climb the ratlines.
(d) To secure a rigging.

2. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?
(a) Store fronts.
(b) Prisons.
(c) The houses of rich people.
(d) Slave holds.

3. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Butcher a cow.
(c) Percolate coffee.
(d) Knead dough.

4. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?
(a) He is restless.
(b) He heard there would be a good brawl.
(c) He does not want to go home.
(d) He is bored.

5. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?
(a) Some geese.
(b) A man.
(c) A chicken.
(d) Some children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?

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

3. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?

4. How long did the captain Purvis knew trade slaves before being caught?

5. What does the man say after Jessie tells him the story of the ship?

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