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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first purpose of the pin?

2. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?

3. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

4. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jessie feel when he first enters Daniel's hut?

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

3. What do Jessie and Ras do during the day while they are with Daniel?

4. What does the African boy do when he sees the shore after the storm?

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

6. How did Spark die?

7. What happens when Jessie meets the Captain?

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

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

10. What causes the awful smell on the ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Paula Fox presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

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