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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jessie taken away in?
(a) A potato sack.
(b) A sail.
(c) A canvas sack.
(d) A barrel.

2. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) Chains.
(b) Stacks of wooden bowls.
(c) A huge cauldron.
(d) A large barrel of coffee grinds.

3. Who is Jessie?
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator.

4. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?
(a) Whips him.
(b) Slaps his face.
(c) Bites his ear.
(d) Throttles him.

5. What windows does Jessie like to peek in?
(a) The houses of rich people.
(b) Slave holds.
(c) Store fronts.
(d) Prisons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?

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

3. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?

4. What did Purvis say to calm Jessie's fears about his mother?

5. What is the horrid smell on the ship?

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