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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. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) Britain.
(d) Italy.

2. How many slaves were for sale at the market at the beginning of the book?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

3. What was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?
(a) Star.
(b) Sky.
(c) Moon.
(d) Sun.

4. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?
(a) Store fronts.
(b) Prisons.
(c) The houses of rich people.
(d) Slave holds.

5. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?
(a) Slaves.
(b) The market.
(c) The river.
(d) Taverns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

2. What is the name of the ship Jessie is taken to?

3. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?

4. What does Jessie do to earn money?

5. How old was Jessie when his father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the awful smell on the ship?

2. How do the slaves act when their shackles are removed?

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

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

5. What does Jessie do during the Civil War?

6. How did Jessie's father die?

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

8. What surprises Jessie when he returns to his home in New Orleans?

9. What does Jessie decide to do after leaving his aunt's house?

10. How did Stout start his sailing career?

(see the answer keys)

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