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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 shocks Jessie most about the ship?
(a) The beauty of it.
(b) The stench.
(c) The sinister look about it.
(d) The large size.

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

3. Who does Jessie talk to when he is curious about his first sight of the slaves?
(a) Stout.
(b) Gardere.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Purvis.

4. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?
(a) The slope of the island.
(b) Strong gorillas.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) Prevailing winds.

5. Where does Jessie live at the beginning of the book?
(a) Miami.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?

3. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?

4. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?

5. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?

(see the answer key)

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