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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. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?
(a) In the forecastle.
(b) In the tween decks.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the galley.

2. What does Jessie say his house is full of?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Love.
(d) Moisture.

3. Who makes a whip with nine cords?
(a) Purvis.
(b) John Cooley.
(c) Sparks.
(d) Joseph.

4. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?
(a) Tarpaulin.
(b) Mesh.
(c) Gratings.
(d) Chains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

2. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?

3. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?

4. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ned say when Jessie first boards the ship?

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

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

4. What does Purvis tell Jessie about the ship's cook?

5. How does Jessie feel about the men who bring the slaves to the ship?

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

7. What does Jessie see as he swims towards the shore?

8. What does Jessie do in an effort to escape his situation as the slave dancer?

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

10. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

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