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1. Who is Jessie?

The narrator.

2. What is Jessie's mother's occupation?

Seamstress.

3. What does Jessie say his house is full of?

Moisture.

4. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

A needle.

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

A basket of thread.

6. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?

He was at the slave market.

7. What does Jessie do to earn money?

Plays a fife.

8. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?

Aunt Agatha.

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