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

2. What is Jessie told he will be doing on the ship?
(a) Catching rats.
(b) Helping the cook.
(c) Cleaning the cabins.
(d) Playing his fife.

3. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?
(a) A needle.
(b) His father's ghost.
(c) God.
(d) His mother's heart.

4. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Stout.
(c) Gardere.
(d) Purvis.

5. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To climb the ratlines.
(b) To use a compass.
(c) To mend a sail.
(d) To secure a rigging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will all the sailors carry when the slaves are on board?

2. How old was Jessie when his father died?

3. How many homes were destroyed by the fire Jessie saw when he was little?

4. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?

5. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessie ask of Purvis when his punishment is over, and what is his response?

2. What happens when Stout throws a young slave girl overboard?

3. What does Jessie smell when he first wakes up on shore?

4. What does the crew say justifies their illegal activity in the slave trade?

5. What errand does Jessie's mother send him on when he gets home at the beginning of the book?

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

7. What does the Captain do as they near Cuba, and why?

8. What does Jessie's mother say when Jessie complains about their circumstances?

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

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

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