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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the men on the ship start doing when the wind dies?
(a) Quarreling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What is the only pretty thing in Jessie's house?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) His sister.
(c) A wedding picture of his parents.
(d) A basket of thread.

4. What is the name of the ship Jessie is taken to?
(a) The North Star.
(b) The Star.
(c) The Moonlight.
(d) The Midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Jessie most about the ship?

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

3. How does Jessie's aunt think he should earn money?

4. Why does Jessie not believe the man who says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?

5. Who makes a whip with nine cords?

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