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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jessie do to earn money?
(a) Sings.
(b) Does odd chores.
(c) Dances.
(d) Plays a fife.

3. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) Chains.
(b) Stacks of wooden bowls.
(c) A huge cauldron.
(d) A large barrel of coffee grinds.

4. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?
(a) $5.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

5. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?
(a) Mesh.
(b) Chains.
(c) Gratings.
(d) Tarpaulin.

6. What are the containers for the slaves on shore called?
(a) Barragrint.
(b) Barracade.
(c) Barracoon.
(d) Barracrank.

7. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Claudias.
(d) Stout.

8. How long does the ship sit near the land?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 6 days.

9. What is the name of the man who paid Jessie earlier in the day?
(a) Clem.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Christian.
(d) Christopher.

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

11. What does Jessie want to watch the cook do?
(a) Pluck a chicken.
(b) Percolate coffee.
(c) Knead dough.
(d) Butcher a cow.

12. What is the horrid smell on the ship?
(a) Chloride of lime.
(b) Tar.
(c) Blood, sweat and tears.
(d) Salt and vinegar.

13. How long did the captain Purvis knew trade slaves before being caught?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?
(a) The future.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

15. What does the Captain call Jessie?
(a) Bullet.
(b) Bollucks.
(c) Ballinchain.
(d) Bollweevil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jessie when his father died?

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

3. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?

4. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?

5. What does the captain use to change the ship's nationality when needed?

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