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

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

3. How does Jessie describe the Cuban shoreline?
(a) Clean.
(b) Obscure.
(c) Pristine.
(d) Smoky.

4. Which of the slaves are unshackled?
(a) The weak and sick.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Women and children.
(d) None of them.

5. What does the captain do for the slaves before they leave his ship?
(a) Names them.
(b) Brands them.
(c) Pairs them up in families.
(d) Holds a ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jessie have little interaction with?

2. How many times is Jessie flogged when he runs away from his duty?

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

4. What is used to cover the hatches at the hold?

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

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