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

2. Which crew-member says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?
(a) Grime.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Stout.
(d) Sharkey.

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

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

5. Why does Jessie decide to take the longest way home?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He does not want to go home.
(c) He heard there would be a good brawl.
(d) He is restless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?

2. How many slaves were for sale at the market at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Jessie do to earn money?

4. How old is Jessie when he is put on the ship?

5. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

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