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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What killed Purvis?
(a) A slave's shackle.
(b) The Captain's gun.
(c) The broken wheel.
(d) The fallen main mast.

2. What helped Jessie swim to shore?
(a) The African boy.
(b) The cry of birds.
(c) An inner voice.
(d) The waves.

3. What does Jessie smell when he wakes up on the shore?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Salt.
(d) Smoke.

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

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

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

7. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?
(a) Do chores.
(b) Tell him stories.
(c) Play music.
(d) Teach him to read.

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

9. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The crying children.
(b) The sound of the chains.
(c) The slaves' chanting.
(d) The clapping crew.

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

11. What does Purvis say happened to all the men on the ship in his horror story?
(a) They began fearing water.
(b) They went deaf.
(c) They went blind.
(d) They went dumb.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stout tell Jessie to get out of the Captain's cabin?

3. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?

4. How long is the walk to Jessie's home?

5. Which of the slaves are unshackled?

(see the answer keys)

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