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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the fire in New Orleans, what did Jessie stare at while thinking about the power of fire?
(a) A lamp.
(b) The sun.
(c) The fireplace.
(d) A candle.

2. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?
(a) A mean old maid.
(b) A spinster.
(c) An old biddy.
(d) A rotten widow.

3. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?
(a) Catch some fresh fish.
(b) Play Jessie's fife.
(c) Navigate the small boat.
(d) Calm Jessie down.

4. How long is the voyage supposed to take?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

5. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?
(a) Where he was from.
(b) How old he was.
(c) What he knew about ships.
(d) What his name was.

6. Which ration does the captain cut for the crew when the wind dies?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bread.
(c) Rum.
(d) Water.

7. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?
(a) Water.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

8. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?
(a) Young sailors.
(b) Native kings.
(c) The prison keepers.
(d) African Ambassadors.

9. Why is Jessie so hesitant about being on a slave ship?
(a) He is against slavery.
(b) He does not like slaves.
(c) It is illegal.
(d) He has heard strange stories about slaver ships.

10. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?
(a) A hooded figure.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) A rat.

11. What is Jessie's mother's occupation?
(a) Butter Churner.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Maid.
(d) Singer.

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

13. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?
(a) Slaps his face.
(b) Whips him.
(c) Throttles him.
(d) Bites his ear.

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

15. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) A blow to the head by a sail.
(b) His desire to be off the ship.
(c) A lack of water.
(d) His fear of the captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?

2. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?

3. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?

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

5. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?

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