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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 old was Jessie when his father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

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

4. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?
(a) Grime.
(b) Captain.
(c) Purvis.
(d) Sharkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?

3. Who does Jessie call the foulest man alive?

4. How long did the captain Purvis knew trade slaves before being caught?

5. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gardere die?

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

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

5. What worries the Captain while the ship is in the Bight of Benin?

6. What happens when Stout throws a young slave girl overboard?

7. What does Ned say when Jessie first boards the ship?

8. What does Jessie say he will never do again if he ever goes home?

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

10. How does Jessie feel about his aunt?

(see the answer keys)

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