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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?
(a) The latrine bucket.
(b) The water.
(c) The windows.
(d) The food.

2. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?
(a) A lady's frock.
(b) A white wig.
(c) A large bowtie.
(d) A comical hat.

3. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Cat's Cradle.
(c) Old Maid.
(d) Poker.

4. What does Purvis say when Jessie says he wishes Stout were dead?
(a) He would kill Stout.
(b) Stout is dead.
(c) Stout is dying.
(d) He is being unfair.

5. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The slaves' chanting.
(b) The crying children.
(c) The sound of the chains.
(d) The clapping crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?

2. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?

3. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?

4. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?

5. What does Jessie say about men who go to sea voluntarily?

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