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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jessie call his aunt behind her back?
(a) A mean old maid.
(b) A spinster.
(c) A rotten widow.
(d) An old biddy.

2. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?
(a) Life.
(b) God.
(c) Death.
(d) The future.

3. What does Purvis say makes cooks so angry?
(a) The heat.
(b) The salt.
(c) The smoke.
(d) The smell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?

2. Whom is Jessie sent to borrow candles from?

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

4. Who makes a whip with nine cords?

5. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

(see the answer key)

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