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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 stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?
(a) Jessie's song on the fife.
(b) The first boatlad of ships.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A gun fired by Spark.

2. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?
(a) The future.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

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

4. How does Jessie feel when the African boy leaves on his journey?
(a) Happy.
(b) Alone.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Hopeful.

5. What is the name of the ship Jessie is taken to?
(a) The Moonlight.
(b) The North Star.
(c) The Star.
(d) The Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?

2. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?

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

4. How long is the voyage supposed to take?

5. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?

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