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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ned look when the slaves are on the deck?
(a) To the sea.
(b) Toward heaven.
(c) At his hands.
(d) At the women.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?
(a) He pities them.
(b) He ignores their existence.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He hates them.

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

9. Who flogged Jessie?
(a) Stout.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Spark.
(d) The Captain.

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

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

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

13. What are the latrine buckets full of when Jessie empties them after seeing a flying fish?
(a) Hair.
(b) Rats.
(c) Wood chips.
(d) Blood.

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

15. What killed Purvis?
(a) A slave's shackle.
(b) The Captain's gun.
(c) The fallen main mast.
(d) The broken wheel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the African boy's name?

4. Who is in charge of the slaves when they are on the ship?

5. What does Jessie see in the water before he spots a deserted island?

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