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

2. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?
(a) A dog.
(b) A frog.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A turtle.

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

4. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Beer.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?

2. What does Spark touch for good luck?

3. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?

4. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the Spaniard?

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

4. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

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

6. What does Jessie notice about the young boy slave during a dancing session one day?

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

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

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

10. How did Jessie's father die?

(see the answer keys)

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