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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?
(a) It makes it less real to him.
(b) It reminds him of land.
(c) It reminds him that this is temporary.
(d) It makes him feel less alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

2. Who snaps Jessie out of his breathless state at one point?

3. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?

4. What pains Jessie about being away from his mother?

5. What does Spark touch for good luck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stout get angry about when the wind dies, and what does he do about it?

2. Which crew member protests the slave trade, and why does Jessie not believe his sincerity?

3. Who is the Spaniard?

4. What does the crew have to do after the slaves' shackles are removed?

5. What does Jessie's mother do for a living and how does Jessie feel about this?

6. What does Jessie hear just before he leaves the ship?

7. What does Jessie worry about when he thinks of his family?

8. What does Jessie's mother say when Jessie complains about their circumstances?

9. How did Jessie's father die?

10. What does Jessie compare Purvis to?

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