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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jessie think of as he begins his journey alone?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Purvis.
(d) Stout.

2. What stops the quarreling on the ship while in the Bight of Benin?
(a) The first boatlad of ships.
(b) A gun fired by Spark.
(c) Jessie's song on the fife.
(d) A full moon.

3. What killed Purvis?
(a) The Captain's gun.
(b) The fallen main mast.
(c) The broken wheel.
(d) A slave's shackle.

4. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) Italy.
(b) America.
(c) Britain.
(d) India.

5. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jessie sleep on the third night of his journey?

3. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?

4. What does Jessie say he looks like as he get closer to his home?

5. What are the latrine buckets full of when Jessie empties them after seeing a flying fish?

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