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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. Where does Jessie go to be alone when they are so close to land?
(a) The galley.
(b) The rat line.
(c) Below decks.
(d) The forecastle.

2. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?
(a) Where he was from.
(b) What he knew about ships.
(c) How old he was.
(d) What his name was.

3. What will all the sailors carry when the slaves are on board?
(a) Whips.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Knives.

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

5. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?
(a) His father's ghost.
(b) His mother's heart.
(c) God.
(d) A needle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?

2. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

3. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?

4. What does Jessie do to earn money?

5. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?

(see the answer key)

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