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This test consists of 5 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) Brands them.
(b) Names them.
(c) Pairs them up in families.
(d) Holds a ball.

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

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

4. Who is the first sailor Jessie sees after the storm?
(a) Stout.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Wick.
(d) Purvis.

5. What does the man say after Jessie tells him the story of the ship?
(a) That is the way it was.
(b) This too, shall pass.
(c) Your life will never be the same.
(d) Many have shared this feeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes out of the trees when the boys wake up on the shore?

2. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?

3. How long is the walk to Jessie's home?

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

5. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?

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