3. What strange thing happens on shore when Jessie gets to the Bight of Benin?
(a) The shore is on fire.
(b) The water is infested with sharks.
(c) They strike a coral reef.
(d) Strong waves prevent them from docking.

4. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Curry.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sharkey.

5. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?
(a) In the hold.
(b) At his cabin.
(c) On the poop deck.
(d) In the forecastle.

6. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?
(a) A woman.
(b) A rat.
(c) A child.
(d) A hooded figure.

7. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?
(a) Captain.
(b) Grime.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Purvis.

8. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?
(a) Calm Jessie down.
(b) Play Jessie's fife.
(c) Navigate the small boat.
(d) Catch some fresh fish.

9. Who is Jessie?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The antagonist.
(d) The narrator's sister.

10. What do the men on the ship start doing when the wind dies?
(a) Quarreling.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drinking.

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

12. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Taverns.
(c) The market.
(d) The river.

13. What does Jessie want to be when he gets older?
(a) A grocer.
(b) A banker.
(c) A chandler.
(d) A slaver.

14. What does Spark do when Sharkey gets drunk?
(a) Locks him in the hold.
(b) Kicks his head.
(c) Whips him.
(d) Throws him overboard.

15. How did Jessie's father die?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Was murdered and robbed.
(c) Starved.
(d) Caught pneumonia.