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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. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?
(a) Slaps his face.
(b) Whips him.
(c) Throttles him.
(d) Bites his ear.

2. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The smell.
(b) The movement.
(c) The tight quarters.
(d) The food.

3. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?
(a) A rotten widow.
(b) An old biddy.
(c) A mean old maid.
(d) A spinster.

4. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Knead dough.
(c) Butcher a cow.
(d) Percolate coffee.

5. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?

2. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?

3. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?

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

5. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Spark when the ship changed course?

3. What does Jessie compare Purvis to?

4. How did Spark die?

5. How are the Captain's spirits during the first days of sailing?

6. What does Jessie worry about when he thinks of his family?

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

8. What major change does Jessie experience after his experience on the slave ship?

9. Why does the Captain like to hold balls for his slaves?

10. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

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