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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Old Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jessie's last name?
(a) Baller.
(b) Billings.
(c) Bullint.
(d) Bollier.

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

3. Where have Jessie and the African boy landed?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Florida.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His hide.
(d) His fife.

5. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?
(a) Aunt Agatha.
(b) The storekeeper.
(c) The school mistress.
(d) Uncle Ernest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Purvis say when Jessie says he wishes Stout were dead?

2. How old was Jessie when his father died?

3. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?

4. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

5. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?

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