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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What helped Jessie swim to shore?
(a) The cry of birds.
(b) The waves.
(c) The African boy.
(d) An inner voice.
2. Where does Jessie hide with the African boy?
(a) The forehold.
(b) The tween decks.
(c) The galley.
(d) The poop deck.
3. How did the man come to live on that beach?
(a) He bought his freedom and his land.
(b) He is not from Africa.
(c) He is a runaway slave.
(d) He inherited this land from his father.
4. Who is the first sailor Jessie sees after the storm?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Stout.
(c) Wick.
(d) Purvis.
5. Who took over Spark's duties on the ship?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Stout.
(c) Purvis.
(d) Cooley.
6. Who tossed the shackles overboard when the sail was seen?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Stout.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Grime.
7. Why does the ship leave the shore at night time?
(a) To take advantage of the best wind.
(b) So they won't have to pay full price for the docking fee.
(c) So the slaves won't see the shore slipping away.
(d) To avoid detection from the British.
8. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?
(a) Tortured and alone.
(b) Brainless and evil.
(c) Heartless and cruel.
(d) Mean and ignorant.
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. Why is a woman thrown overboard after leaving the supply island?
(a) She killed another slave.
(b) She was trampled to death.
(c) She had the fever.
(d) She was pregnant.
11. Who throws the children overboard when the sail is seen?
(a) Cooley.
(b) Smith.
(c) Wick.
(d) Stout.
12. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?
(a) He loves them.
(b) He pities them.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He ignores their existence.
13. What does Jessie see in the water before he spots a deserted island?
(a) Glowing fish.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Manta rays.
(d) Dolphins.
14. What will the Spaniard do with the slaves before selling them?
(a) Train them.
(b) Cure their illness.
(c) Fatten them.
(d) Teach them to speak.
15. What does Stout tell Jessie to stay away from?
(a) The holds.
(b) The Captain's cabin.
(c) The poopdeck.
(d) The galley.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the African boy's name?
2. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?
3. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?
4. Where does Stout hide Jessie's fife?
5. Whom does Jessie say he is afraid of after his fife is found?
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