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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who flogged Jessie?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Spark.
(c) Stout.
(d) Purvis.
2. Who does Jessie think of as he begins his journey alone?
(a) Stout.
(b) His mother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) Purvis.
3. Where has Jessie seen a flying fish before?
(a) His mother's sewing box.
(b) The sign of a pub.
(c) His grandfather's watch.
(d) In a story book.
4. What does Purvis say happened to all the men on the ship in his horror story?
(a) They went dumb.
(b) They went deaf.
(c) They began fearing water.
(d) They went blind.
5. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Singing.
6. Who is in charge of the slaves when they are on the ship?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Stout.
(c) Ned.
(d) Sharkey.
7. What kind of house does the man who finds Jessie on the shore own?
(a) A cave.
(b) A brick house.
(c) A hut.
(d) A tent.
8. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?
(a) 383.
(b) 183.
(c) 283.
(d) 83.
9. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?
(a) Obscure.
(b) Smoky.
(c) Clean.
(d) Pristine.
10. Where does Stout hide Jessie's fife?
(a) On the rat run.
(b) In the hold.
(c) In the Galley.
(d) In the Captain's cabin.
11. Why is a woman thrown overboard after leaving the supply island?
(a) She was trampled to death.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She killed another slave.
(d) She had the fever.
12. How many slaves died the day Ned died?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.
13. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?
(a) 17.
(b) 47.
(c) 27.
(d) 37.
14. What trait in Purvis does Jessie notice after they play a game?
(a) His anger.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His tidiness.
(d) His strength.
15. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Old Maid.
(c) Cat's Cradle.
(d) Poker.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many groups of slaves does Jessie play for?
2. Who takes the shackles off the slaves?
3. How does Jessie feel when the African boy leaves on his journey?
4. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?
5. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?
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