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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bed does Jessie sleep in on the ship?
(a) Bed spring.
(b) Foam pad.
(c) Hammock.
(d) Cot.

2. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The crying children.
(b) The clapping crew.
(c) The sound of the chains.
(d) The slaves' chanting.

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

4. Who tends to Jessie's wounds after his flogging?
(a) Sharkey.
(b) Ned.
(c) Ben.
(d) Purvis.

5. How do Jessie and the African boy help the man who saved them?
(a) Play music.
(b) Do chores.
(c) Teach him to read.
(d) Tell him stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait in Purvis does Jessie notice after they play a game?

2. How many slaves died the day Ned died?

3. What does the man shout to the boys as they run away from him?

4. What does Jessie see in the water before he spots a deserted island?

5. What does Jessie tell the man he is not when he helps the boys?

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