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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in charge of the slaves when they are on the ship?
(a) Stout.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Purvis.
(d) Ned.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

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

8. Where does Stout hide Jessie's fife?
(a) On the rat run.
(b) In the Galley.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the Captain's cabin.

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

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

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

12. Where have Jessie and the African boy landed?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Florida.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?

2. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?

3. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?

4. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?

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

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