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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jessie feel when the African boy leaves on his journey?
(a) Alone.
(b) Happy.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Hopeful.

2. What does Jessie smell when he wakes up on the shore?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Salt.
(d) Beef.

3. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?
(a) 383.
(b) 283.
(c) 83.
(d) 183.

4. What does Jessie see in the water before he spots a deserted island?
(a) Glowing fish.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Manta rays.

5. Who throws the children overboard when the sail is seen?
(a) Cooley.
(b) Wick.
(c) Stout.
(d) Smith.

6. Why is a woman thrown overboard after leaving the supply island?
(a) She killed another slave.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was trampled to death.
(d) She had the fever.

7. What kind of bed does Jessie sleep in on the ship?
(a) Hammock.
(b) Foam pad.
(c) Cot.
(d) Bed spring.

8. What does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?
(a) A ripped sail.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A coil of rope.
(d) The wheel.

9. What does Stout give Jessie after sending him to the Captain's cabin?
(a) A hat.
(b) Rum.
(c) An apple.
(d) Biscuits.

10. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?
(a) Mate them.
(b) Whip them.
(c) Feed them to the sharks.
(d) Eat them.

11. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?
(a) The boy's master.
(b) A slaver.
(c) A runaway.
(d) A captain.

12. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Clean.
(c) Smoky.
(d) Obscure.

13. What makes Jessie so agitated when he first plays for the slaves?
(a) They are naked.
(b) They stink.
(c) He feels cruel.
(d) They seem lifeless.

14. What does Jessie put on his feet for his journey?
(a) Layers of socks.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Rags.
(d) Old boots.

15. What will the Spaniard do with the slaves before selling them?
(a) Cure their illness.
(b) Fatten them.
(c) Teach them to speak.
(d) Train them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the African boy's name?

2. How many times is Jessie flogged when he runs away from his duty?

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

4. What kind of house does the man who finds Jessie on the shore own?

5. What do Jessie and the African boy do while hiding?

(see the answer keys)

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