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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 does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?

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

3. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?

4. What does Jessie do to earn money?

5. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jessie feel about the men who bring the slaves to the ship?

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

4. What major change does Jessie experience after his experience on the slave ship?

5. What does Jessie see as he swims towards the shore?

6. How do the slaves act when their shackles are removed?

7. What does Jessie do after the Civil War?

8. How does Jessie feel when he leaves Daniel to start his journey home?

9. What is Jessie trying to think of as he walks home at the beginning of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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

How is Jessie changed after his experiences on The Moonlight, and how does this affect his life after the experience?

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