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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?
(a) The food.
(b) The water.
(c) The windows.
(d) The latrine bucket.

3. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?
(a) A lady's frock.
(b) A white wig.
(c) A comical hat.
(d) A large bowtie.

4. What trait in Purvis does Jessie notice after they play a game?
(a) His tidiness.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His strength.
(d) His anger.

5. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?
(a) Mean and ignorant.
(b) Heartless and cruel.
(c) Brainless and evil.
(d) Tortured and alone.

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

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

8. Which of the slaves are unshackled?
(a) The weak and sick.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Women and children.
(d) None of them.

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

10. What does Stout tell Jessie to get out of the Captain's cabin?
(a) A chest.
(b) A map.
(c) A key.
(d) A whip.

11. What does the Spaniard drink before taking the slaves with him?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Rum.

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

13. What does the man say after Jessie tells him the story of the ship?
(a) This too, shall pass.
(b) That is the way it was.
(c) Many have shared this feeling.
(d) Your life will never be the same.

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

15. How many times is Jessie flogged when he runs away from his duty?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?

2. Whom does Jessie say he is afraid of after his fife is found?

3. Who is the first sailor Jessie sees after the storm?

4. Why does the ship leave the shore at night time?

5. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?

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