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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tends to Jessie's wounds after his flogging?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Ned.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Ben.

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

3. What is the African boy's name?
(a) Ras.
(b) Raz.
(c) Ross.
(d) Ruse.

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

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

6. Who tossed the shackles overboard when the sail was seen?
(a) Grime.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sharkey.

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

8. Who is the first sailor Jessie sees after the storm?
(a) Stout.
(b) Wick.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Purvis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the slaves are unshackled?

2. How many slaves died the day Ned died?

3. Why does the ship leave the shore at night time?

4. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?

5. What does Purvis say when Jessie says he wishes Stout were dead?

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