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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Cat's Cradle.
(b) Poker.
(c) Old Maid.
(d) Jacks.

3. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?
(a) In the galley.
(b) In the forecastle.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the tween decks.

4. Where does Jessie move after learning his trade?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Washington D.C.

5. Where does Ned look when the slaves are on the deck?
(a) At the women.
(b) Toward heaven.
(c) To the sea.
(d) At his hands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?

3. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?

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

5. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?

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