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

2. What is the cook's name?

3. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?

4. Where is Purvis originally from?

5. What does Jessie give the man who is struggling on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jessie notice about the young boy slave during a dancing session one day?

4. What is Jessie doing when he is taken captive?

5. Who is the Spaniard?

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

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

8. How does Jessie feel about his aunt?

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

10. How does Jessie describe his swim to shore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Daniel was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did he accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had he not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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