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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nicholas Spark Walks on Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange thing happens on shore when Jessie gets to the Bight of Benin?
(a) The shore is on fire.
(b) The water is infested with sharks.
(c) They strike a coral reef.
(d) Strong waves prevent them from docking.

2. What does Jessie say his house is full of?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Love.
(c) Moisture.
(d) Sweat.

3. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) He gets money from the trade.
(b) He reads his journal.
(c) He hears a different story.
(d) He knows the men have a choice of which ship to join.

4. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?
(a) A rotten widow.
(b) A spinster.
(c) An old biddy.
(d) A mean old maid.

5. What does the Captain call Jessie?
(a) Bollweevil.
(b) Ballinchain.
(c) Bollucks.
(d) Bullet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?

2. How many times is Jessie flogged when he runs away from his duty?

3. What is the Captain's last name?

4. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?

5. What do the men on the ship start doing when the wind dies?

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