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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the captain on the ship with 500 slaves become after that voyage?
(a) A preacher.
(b) An artist.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A teacher.

6. Why does Ned say his involvement with the slaves is different than the other men?
(a) He has a family.
(b) His heart is not in it.
(c) He is kind to the slaves.
(d) He is religious.

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

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

9. Who is told to watch over the children when a sail is seen while the Spaniard is aboard?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Stout.
(c) Purvis.
(d) The Spaniard.

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

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

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

13. What do Jessie and the African boy do while hiding?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Watch the storm.
(c) Hold each other.
(d) Talk to each other.

14. Who does Jessie see washed away in a wave after the storm?
(a) Smith.
(b) Cooley.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sharkey.

15. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Poker.
(b) Old Maid.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Cat's Cradle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long is the walk to Jessie's home?

4. What does Stout tell Jessie to stay away from?

5. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?

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