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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?
(a) $5.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

2. Which crew-member says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Grime.
(d) Stout.

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

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

5. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Stout.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Claudias.

6. How many slaves were for sale at the market at the beginning of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

8. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

9. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) He reads his journal.
(b) He knows the men have a choice of which ship to join.
(c) He hears a different story.
(d) He gets money from the trade.

10. How many homes were destroyed by the fire Jessie saw when he was little?
(a) 177.
(b) 77.
(c) 207.
(d) 107.

11. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?
(a) Gratings.
(b) Chains.
(c) Tarpaulin.
(d) Mesh.

12. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?
(a) Quicksand.
(b) Cottonmouth snakes.
(c) Not making it back home.
(d) Alligators.

13. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?
(a) Someone ate his ration.
(b) Someone emptied his chest.
(c) Someone accused him of cheating.
(d) Someone made fun of his mother.

14. Who is Jessie?
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's sister.
(d) The narrator's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the horrid smell on the ship?

2. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

3. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?

4. What does Jessie do to earn money?

5. Where does Jessie go to be alone when they are so close to land?

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