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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shrouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The tight quarters.
(b) The smell.
(c) The food.
(d) The movement.

2. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?
(a) Captain.
(b) Grime.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Purvis.

3. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) His desire to be off the ship.
(b) A lack of water.
(c) His fear of the captain.
(d) A blow to the head by a sail.

4. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?
(a) The future.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?

2. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?

3. Who is Jessie?

4. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

5. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

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