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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 pretend to catch his foot in when the slaves are being thrown overboard?
(a) The wheel.
(b) A coil of rope.
(c) A ripped sail.
(d) A bucket.

2. Who is the first sailor Jessie sees after the storm?
(a) Purvis.
(b) The Captain.
(c) Stout.
(d) Wick.

3. What do the slaves fight over in the hold?
(a) The water.
(b) The latrine bucket.
(c) The food.
(d) The windows.

4. What does Stout get angry about after the wind dies?
(a) Someone ate his ration.
(b) Someone emptied his chest.
(c) Someone made fun of his mother.
(d) Someone accused him of cheating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jessie see steal an egg one night?

2. What kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?

3. What is the Captain wearing the second time the Spaniard comes on the ship?

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

5. Whom does Jessie trust most on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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