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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 do the men on the ship start doing when the wind dies?
(a) Quarreling.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Drinking.

2. What does Jessie do to earn money?
(a) Sings.
(b) Dances.
(c) Plays a fife.
(d) Does odd chores.

3. Where does Stout hide Jessie's fife?
(a) In the hold.
(b) In the Galley.
(c) In the Captain's cabin.
(d) On the rat run.

4. What is the Captain's last name?
(a) Crayburn.
(b) Cawthorne.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Hayburn.

5. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?
(a) Uncle Ernest.
(b) Aunt Agatha.
(c) The school mistress.
(d) The storekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?

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

3. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?

4. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

5. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?

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