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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ben Stout's Mistake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Windy.
(c) Hot and balmy.
(d) Rainy.

2. What does Stout give Jessie after sending him to the Captain's cabin?
(a) A hat.
(b) An apple.
(c) Rum.
(d) Biscuits.

3. Who does Jessie see washed away in a wave after the storm?
(a) Stout.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Cooley.
(d) Smith.

4. What drowns out Jessie's fife during the dancing?
(a) The sound of the chains.
(b) The slaves' chanting.
(c) The clapping crew.
(d) The crying children.

5. Who makes a whip with nine cords?
(a) Purvis.
(b) Sparks.
(c) John Cooley.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?

2. How does Jessie start to feel about the slaves after he plays for them a few times?

3. What killed Purvis?

4. What does Jessie say being at sea makes a man think about?

5. What does Stout tell Jessie to get out of the Captain's cabin?

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