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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 does the man shout to the boys as they run away from him?
(a) Stop.
(b) Stay.
(c) Help.
(d) Come.

2. What does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A ripped sail.
(c) The wheel.
(d) A coil of rope.

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

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

5. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?
(a) That his mother asked them to do this.
(b) That his mother knows where he is.
(c) That he has spoken to his mother.
(d) That they will mail a letter to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Jessie and the African boy do while hiding?

3. What is the horrid smell on the ship?

4. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?

5. Which of the slaves are unshackled?

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