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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jessie when his father died?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

2. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. What does Jessie give the man who is struggling on the ship?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Water.
(d) Gruel.

4. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To climb the ratlines.
(b) To use a compass.
(c) To secure a rigging.
(d) To mend a sail.

5. Where does Jessie go to be alone when they are so close to land?
(a) The forecastle.
(b) The rat line.
(c) The galley.
(d) Below decks.

6. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?
(a) Prisons.
(b) The houses of rich people.
(c) Store fronts.
(d) Slave holds.

7. Why is Jessie so hesitant about being on a slave ship?
(a) He is against slavery.
(b) It is illegal.
(c) He has heard strange stories about slaver ships.
(d) He does not like slaves.

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

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

10. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is restless.
(c) He heard there would be a good brawl.
(d) He does not want to go home.

11. Who sells the slaves from Africa to the slavers?
(a) Young sailors.
(b) African Ambassadors.
(c) Native kings.
(d) The prison keepers.

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

13. Which crew-member says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) Stout.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Grime.

14. What is Jessie taken away in?
(a) A sail.
(b) A potato sack.
(c) A barrel.
(d) A canvas sack.

15. What is the Captain's last name?
(a) Cawthorne.
(b) Crayburn.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Hayburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

2. How did Jessie's father die?

3. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?

4. What is the name of the man who paid Jessie earlier in the day?

5. What is the cook's name?

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