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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) Beer.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Fruit.

2. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?
(a) His fife.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His hide.
(d) His shoes.

3. How long is the voyage supposed to take?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 months.

4. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) Britain.

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. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

2. What does Jessie say his house is full of?

3. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?

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

5. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?

(see the answer key)

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