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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jessie late coming home at the beginning of the book?
(a) He was detained at school.
(b) He was playing with his friends.
(c) He was visiting his aunts.
(d) He was at the slave market.

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

3. What animal does Jessie think Purvis resembles?
(a) A dog.
(b) A frog.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A turtle.

4. What is the first question Jessie was asked on the ship?
(a) What he knew about ships.
(b) Where he was from.
(c) How old he was.
(d) What his name was.

5. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?
(a) His hide.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His fife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie say really provides for his family?

2. What does Jessie want to be when he gets older?

3. Which country is the most fearsome to the ships in the slave trade?

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

5. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?

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