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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Equiano feel about traveling to Philadelphia?
(a) Excited.
(b) Sad.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Angry.

2. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is grounded for a month.
(b) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(c) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.
(d) He is scolded.

3. In Georgia, what does Equiano do that almost gets him flogged?
(a) Sells turkeys and bulls.
(b) Keeps a light on after 9 p.m.
(c) Curses a ship.
(d) Beats a slave.

4. What does the island where Equiano's new owner takes him have a reputation for?
(a) Slave revolts.
(b) Slave auctions.
(c) Growing cotton.
(d) Parties.

5. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?
(a) Let him join the navy.
(b) Send him to Philadelphia and make him a clerk.
(c) Send him to England to work in an office there.
(d) Set him free at the age of 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?

2. Which statement best describes the Eboes' religious beliefs?

3. How does Equiano's business go in Philadelphia?

4. How much money does the dying man turn out to have in his fortune?

5. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?

(see the answer key)

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