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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. What does Jessie give the man who is struggling on the ship?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Water.
(c) Rum.
(d) Gruel.

2. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?
(a) In the galley.
(b) In the hold.
(c) In the tween decks.
(d) In the forecastle.

3. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) A wedding picture of his parents.
(c) His sister.
(d) A basket of thread.

4. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?
(a) The smell.
(b) The salt.
(c) The smoke.
(d) The heat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?

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

3. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?

4. How many homes were destroyed by the fire Jessie saw when he was little?

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

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