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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bight of Benin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

2. How long does the ship sit near the land?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 6 days.

3. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Knead dough.
(c) Butcher a cow.
(d) Percolate coffee.

4. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) A blow to the head by a sail.
(b) His desire to be off the ship.
(c) His fear of the captain.
(d) A lack of water.

5. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?
(a) Hot and balmy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Windy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?

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

3. What stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?

4. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?

5. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?

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