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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the ship look strange off the coast of Cuba?
(a) Lanterns.
(b) The discarded shackles.
(c) The moon.
(d) The Spanish flag.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What kind of house does the man who finds Jessie on the shore own?
(a) A cave.
(b) A hut.
(c) A tent.
(d) A brick house.

8. What does Cooley want to own one day?
(a) A ship.
(b) A cockfighting pit.
(c) A bull ranch.
(d) An island.

9. What does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?
(a) The wheel.
(b) A coil of rope.
(c) A ripped sail.
(d) A bucket.

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

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

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

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

14. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?
(a) Some geese.
(b) A chicken.
(c) Some children.
(d) A man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where have Jessie and the African boy landed?

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

3. How does Jessie feel when the African boy leaves on his journey?

4. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?

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

(see the answer keys)

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