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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. What does Jessie say he never got used to on the ship?
(a) The movement.
(b) The food.
(c) The tight quarters.
(d) The smell.

2. Who is told to watch over the children when a sail is seen while the Spaniard is aboard?
(a) The Spaniard.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Stout.
(d) Purvis.

3. What does Jessie want the cook to give him when the wind dies?
(a) Water.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

4. Why does Ned say his involvement with the slaves is different than the other men?
(a) He is kind to the slaves.
(b) His heart is not in it.
(c) He has a family.
(d) He is religious.

5. What does Purvis say happened to all the men on the ship in his horror story?
(a) They went dumb.
(b) They went blind.
(c) They went deaf.
(d) They began fearing water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What killed Purvis?

2. Who tells Jessie about the danger of being caught in the slave trade?

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

4. What makes Jessie so agitated when he first plays for the slaves?

5. Why is Jessie so hesitant about being on a slave ship?

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