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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 Purvis's job on the ship?
(a) Quartermaster.
(b) Steward.
(c) Sails man.
(d) Galley chief.

2. What is the horrid smell on the ship?
(a) Blood, sweat and tears.
(b) Chloride of lime.
(c) Salt and vinegar.
(d) Tar.

3. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?
(a) The river.
(b) Taverns.
(c) Slaves.
(d) The market.

4. How old was Jessie when his father died?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?
(a) Catch some fresh fish.
(b) Play Jessie's fife.
(c) Calm Jessie down.
(d) Navigate the small boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jessie live at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

3. Who is Jessie?

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

5. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?

(see the answer key)

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