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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 kind of sickness does Jessie get after playing for the slaves a few times?
(a) A headache.
(b) A head cold.
(c) A stomach pain.
(d) A skin rash.

2. What causes Jessie to get breathless on the ship at one point?
(a) His desire to be off the ship.
(b) A lack of water.
(c) His fear of the captain.
(d) A blow to the head by a sail.

3. What will the Spaniard do with the slaves before selling them?
(a) Teach them to speak.
(b) Train them.
(c) Fatten them.
(d) Cure their illness.

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

5. How old is the slave who looks bent and old?
(a) 27.
(b) 37.
(c) 47.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?

2. Who does Jessie see washed away in a wave after the storm?

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

4. Who is told to watch over the children when a sail is seen while the Spaniard is aboard?

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

(see the answer key)

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