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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie feel like doing when he enters the man's house?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Singing.
(d) Eating.

2. Who tossed the shackles overboard when the sail was seen?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Stout.
(c) Grime.
(d) Jessie.

3. How many groups of slaves does Jessie play for?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What does Jessie smell when he wakes up on the shore?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Beef.
(d) Salt.

5. Who is in charge of the slaves when they are on the ship?
(a) Stout.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Ned.
(d) Purvis.

6. What does the Spaniard drink before taking the slaves with him?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Rum.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Beer.

7. What did the captain on the ship with 500 slaves become after that voyage?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) An artist.
(d) A teacher.

8. Where have Jessie and the African boy landed?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Florida.

9. Who retrieves Jessie's stolen fife?
(a) The African boy.
(b) Purvis.
(c) The Captain.
(d) A slave girl.

10. What game does Purvis play with Jessie after his fife is found?
(a) Cat's Cradle.
(b) Poker.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Old Maid.

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

12. Why does Ned say his involvement with the slaves is different than the other men?
(a) He is religious.
(b) His heart is not in it.
(c) He has a family.
(d) He is kind to the slaves.

13. What does Jessie put on his feet for his journey?
(a) Layers of socks.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Old boots.
(d) Rags.

14. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?
(a) A runaway.
(b) A slaver.
(c) A captain.
(d) The boy's master.

15. Who does Jessie see washed away in a wave after the storm?
(a) Stout.
(b) Cooley.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stout give Jessie after sending him to the Captain's cabin?

2. Which of the slaves are unshackled?

3. How did the man come to live on that beach?

4. What does the captain do for the slaves before they leave his ship?

5. What does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?

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