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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 is Purvis's job on the ship?
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) Steward.
(c) Sails man.
(d) Galley chief.

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

3. What is the cook's name?
(a) Cardimon.
(b) Curry.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Chili.

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

5. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Curry.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sharkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Captain's last name?

3. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?

4. What stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Stout get angry about when the wind dies, and what does he do about it?

4. What does Jessie miss after moving his family to Rhode Island?

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

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

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

8. How did Spark die?

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

10. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

(see the answer keys)

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