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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?
(a) Hot and balmy.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Windy.
(d) Rainy.

2. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?
(a) Cottonmouth snakes.
(b) Quicksand.
(c) Alligators.
(d) Not making it back home.

3. Where does Jessie first meet the Captain?
(a) At his cabin.
(b) On the poop deck.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the forecastle.

4. What was the name of the slave who shooed Jessie away from a window?
(a) Sun.
(b) Star.
(c) Moon.
(d) Sky.

5. Why is Jessie comforted by a cockroach in his hammock?
(a) It makes it less real to him.
(b) It makes him feel less alone.
(c) It reminds him of land.
(d) It reminds him that this is temporary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a whip with nine cords?

2. What has Jessie's mother told him to stay away from?

3. What does the Captain do when he first meets Jessie?

4. How did Jessie's father die?

5. Who takes Jessie to see the Captain?

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