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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 want the cook to give him when the wind dies?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Beer.

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

3. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?
(a) He heard there would be a good brawl.
(b) He does not want to go home.
(c) He is restless.
(d) He is bored.

4. What does Sharkey teach Jessie?
(a) To mend a sail.
(b) To climb the ratlines.
(c) To use a compass.
(d) To secure a rigging.

5. Which ration does the captain cut for the crew when the wind dies?
(a) Water.
(b) Bread.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Rum.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Jessie's father die?

4. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?

5. What shocks Jessie most about the ship?

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