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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 Sharkey teach Jessie?

2. What is Jessie's mother's occupation?

3. What strange thing happens on shore when Jessie gets to the Bight of Benin?

4. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?

5. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessie do after the Civil War?

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

3. Who is the Spaniard?

4. What helped Jessie get to shore after the ship sunk?

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

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

7. How did Jessie's father die?

8. Which crew member protests the slave trade, and why does Jessie not believe his sincerity?

9. How did Stout start his sailing career?

10. What does Stout get angry about when the wind dies, and what does he do about it?

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

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

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