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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. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?
(a) The prison keepers.
(b) African Ambassadors.
(c) Native kings.
(d) Young sailors.

2. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To climb the ratlines.
(b) To use a compass.
(c) To mend a sail.
(d) To secure a rigging.

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

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

5. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?
(a) What he knew about ships.
(b) Where he was from.
(c) How old he was.
(d) What his name was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?

2. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?

3. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?

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

5. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

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

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

4. What errand does Jessie's mother send him on when he gets home at the beginning of the book?

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

6. How are the Captain's spirits during the first days of sailing?

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

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

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

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

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