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

2. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) He gets money from the trade.
(b) He knows the men have a choice of which ship to join.
(c) He reads his journal.
(d) He hears a different story.

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

4. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?
(a) Whips him.
(b) Locks him in the hold.
(c) Kicks his head.
(d) Throws him overboard.

5. Who does Jessie call the foulest man alive?
(a) Smith.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Stout.
(d) Purvis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

2. What does Jessie say his house is full of?

3. What shocks Jessie most about the ship?

4. What are the containers for the slaves on shore called?

5. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the slaves fed when they first came on the ship and what was their reaction?

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

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

5. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

6. What does Jessie hear just before he leaves the ship?

7. What personal question does Jessie ask Purvis when the Spaniard comes aboard, and what is the answer?

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

9. How does Jessie feel about his aunt?

10. What does Ben teach Jessie about the pin?

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