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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many homes were destroyed by the fire Jessie saw when he was little?
(a) 77.
(b) 207.
(c) 107.
(d) 177.

2. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?
(a) How old he was.
(b) What his name was.
(c) Where he was from.
(d) What he knew about ships.

3. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?
(a) Calm Jessie down.
(b) Navigate the small boat.
(c) Play Jessie's fife.
(d) Catch some fresh fish.

4. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?
(a) A dog.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A frog.
(d) A monkey.

5. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?
(a) Kicks his head.
(b) Whips him.
(c) Throws him overboard.
(d) Locks him in the hold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the containers for the slaves on shore called?

2. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?

3. Where does Jessie live at the beginning of the book?

4. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?

5. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jessie trying to think of as he walks home at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is the Spaniard?

3. What worries the Captain while the ship is in the Bight of Benin?

4. What does Jessie do during the Civil War?

5. What helped Jessie get to shore after the ship sunk?

6. What does Stout try to do to make Jessie feel better after Purvis's punishment, and how is this received?

7. What surprises Jessie when he returns to his home in New Orleans?

8. What does Ned say when he hears about Spark's death?

9. What does the Captain give Jessie for guessing about the contents of the chest?

10. What do the boys do when they see a man come out of the brush on shore?

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