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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jessie call to his father in his dreams?
(a) Run!
(b) Fight!
(c) Live!
(d) Swim!

3. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?
(a) Prevailing winds.
(b) Strong gorillas.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) The slope of the island.

4. What is Jessie told he will be doing on the ship?
(a) Catching rats.
(b) Cleaning the cabins.
(c) Helping the cook.
(d) Playing his fife.

5. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?
(a) Curry.
(b) Stout.
(c) Purvis.
(d) Sharkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What shocks Jessie most about the ship?

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

4. What does Purvis try to do unsuccessfully as they near the ship?

5. What does Jessie do to earn money?

(see the answer key)

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