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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 does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?
(a) Learning a trade.
(b) Selling farm goods.
(c) Playing his fife.
(d) Going to school.

2. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?
(a) The Mate.
(b) Curry.
(c) Purvis.
(d) The Captain.

3. How long does the ship sit near the land?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 4 days.

4. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $5.
(d) $15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

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

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

4. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?

5. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessie do after the Civil War?

2. What happens when Jessie walks into his mother's house?

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

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

5. What does the captain do to avoid being caught as an illegal slaver?

6. What does the crew have to do after the slaves' shackles are removed?

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

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

9. What joke does Purvis play on Jessie as they are going to bed?

10. How did Jessie's father die?

(see the answer keys)

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