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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 killed Purvis?
(a) The Captain's gun.
(b) A slave's shackle.
(c) The broken wheel.
(d) The fallen main mast.

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

3. What makes the ship look strange off the coast of Cuba?
(a) The Spanish flag.
(b) The moon.
(c) Lanterns.
(d) The discarded shackles.

4. What does the Captain call Jessie?
(a) Bollweevil.
(b) Ballinchain.
(c) Bullet.
(d) Bollucks.

5. How does Jessie describe Spark after his flogging?
(a) Mean and ignorant.
(b) Heartless and cruel.
(c) Tortured and alone.
(d) Brainless and evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Captain's last name?

2. Which crew-member says he does not want to be involved in the slave trade?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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