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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?
(a) Clothing in different styles.
(b) A fake translator.
(c) Foreign flags.
(d) Different accents.

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

3. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?
(a) Hot and balmy.
(b) Windy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Perfect.

4. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?
(a) The slope of the island.
(b) Strong gorillas.
(c) Prevailing winds.
(d) A hurricane.

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

6. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) Chains.
(b) Stacks of wooden bowls.
(c) A large barrel of coffee grinds.
(d) A huge cauldron.

7. What is the name of the man who paid Jessie earlier in the day?
(a) Christian.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Clem.

8. What does Spark touch for good luck?
(a) A carronade.
(b) A gold piece.
(c) The figure head.
(d) The main mast.

9. What is Jessie's last name?
(a) Bullint.
(b) Bollier.
(c) Billings.
(d) Baller.

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

11. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Knead dough.
(b) Percolate coffee.
(c) Pluck a chicken.
(d) Butcher a cow.

12. How long does the ship sit near the land?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

13. Who helps Jessie make a dining tent for the slaves?
(a) Stout.
(b) Gardere.
(c) Smith.
(d) Sparks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

2. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?

3. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?

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

5. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?

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