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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the African boy going with the two black men?
(a) A plantation.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

2. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The sound of the chains.
(b) The clapping crew.
(c) The slaves' chanting.
(d) The crying children.

3. How many groups of slaves does Jessie play for?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

6. 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.

7. Who takes the shackles off the slaves?
(a) Claudias.
(b) Cooley.
(c) Ben.
(d) Purvis.

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

9. Where does Jessie hide with the African boy?
(a) The forehold.
(b) The galley.
(c) The tween decks.
(d) The poop deck.

10. What does the man shout to the boys as they run away from him?
(a) Come.
(b) Help.
(c) Stay.
(d) Stop.

11. What does the captain do for the slaves before they leave his ship?
(a) Pairs them up in families.
(b) Brands them.
(c) Holds a ball.
(d) Names them.

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

13. Where has Jessie seen a flying fish before?
(a) His mother's sewing box.
(b) The sign of a pub.
(c) His grandfather's watch.
(d) In a story book.

14. How did the man come to live on that beach?
(a) He is not from Africa.
(b) He inherited this land from his father.
(c) He bought his freedom and his land.
(d) He is a runaway slave.

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 does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?

2. Who flogged Jessie?

3. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?

4. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?

5. What does Purvis say happened to all the men on the ship in his horror story?

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