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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man shout to the boys as they run away from him?
(a) Stay.
(b) Stop.
(c) Help.
(d) Come.

2. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?
(a) A large bowtie.
(b) A comical hat.
(c) A white wig.
(d) A lady's frock.

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

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

5. How long is the walk to Jessie's home?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

6. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?
(a) A head cold.
(b) A stomach pain.
(c) A headache.
(d) A skin rash.

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

8. What does Jessie say about men who go to sea voluntarily?
(a) They are a special breed.
(b) They are strong.
(c) They are mad.
(d) They are made for it.

9. How many slaves died the day Ned died?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

10. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?
(a) 283.
(b) 383.
(c) 83.
(d) 183.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the captain on the ship with 500 slaves become after that voyage?

2. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?

3. Who throws the children overboard when the sail is seen?

4. Which of the slaves are unshackled?

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

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