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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?

2. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?

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

4. What is the cook's name?

5. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessie notice about the young boy slave during a dancing session one day?

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

3. How does Jessie feel about his aunt?

4. What happens when Jessie walks into his mother's house?

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

6. What does Jessie compare Purvis to?

7. What major change does Jessie experience after his experience on the slave ship?

8. What does Jessie do during the Civil War?

9. What does the captain do to avoid being caught as an illegal slaver?

10. What do the boys do when they see a man come out of the brush on shore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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