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

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

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

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

5. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?
(a) A fake translator.
(b) Foreign flags.
(c) Different accents.
(d) Clothing in different styles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who retrieves Jessie's stolen fife?

2. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?

3. How does Jessie feel when the African boy leaves on his journey?

4. Where have Jessie and the African boy landed?

5. What makes the ship look strange off the coast of Cuba?

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