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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do for the slaves before they leave his ship?
(a) Holds a ball.
(b) Pairs them up in families.
(c) Names them.
(d) Brands them.

2. What does the man shout to the boys as they run away from him?
(a) Come.
(b) Stop.
(c) Help.
(d) Stay.

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

4. What does Stout tell Jessie to get out of the Captain's cabin?
(a) A whip.
(b) A chest.
(c) A key.
(d) A map.

5. What makes Jessie so agitated when he first plays for the slaves?
(a) He feels cruel.
(b) They seem lifeless.
(c) They are naked.
(d) They stink.

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

7. What does Purvis say when Jessie says he wishes Stout were dead?
(a) Stout is dying.
(b) He is being unfair.
(c) He would kill Stout.
(d) Stout is dead.

8. How long is the walk to Jessie's home?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 3 days.

9. What does Purvis say happened to all the men on the ship in his horror story?
(a) They began fearing water.
(b) They went blind.
(c) They went dumb.
(d) They went deaf.

10. What is the African boy's name?
(a) Raz.
(b) Ras.
(c) Ross.
(d) Ruse.

11. What does Stout give Jessie after sending him to the Captain's cabin?
(a) Rum.
(b) A hat.
(c) An apple.
(d) Biscuits.

12. What do some of the slave men think the slavers will do to them?
(a) Feed them to the sharks.
(b) Whip them.
(c) Mate them.
(d) Eat them.

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

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

15. What will the Spaniard do with the slaves before selling them?
(a) Teach them to speak.
(b) Train them.
(c) Cure their illness.
(d) Fatten them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stout tell Jessie to stay away from?

2. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?

3. On the ship with 500 slaves that Purvis was on, how many slaves survived ?

4. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?

5. Why does Ned say his involvement with the slaves is different than the other men?

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