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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?
(a) 47.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 17.

3. What did the captain on the ship with 500 slaves become after that voyage?
(a) An artist.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A preacher.

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

5. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?
(a) Do chores.
(b) Tell him stories.
(c) Teach him to read.
(d) Play music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who helps the boys?

2. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?

3. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?

4. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?

5. What does Stout tell Jessie to get out of the Captain's cabin?

(see the answer key)

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