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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Equiano separated from the friend he makes when Equiano is first working for Pascal?
(a) Because his friend escapes.
(b) Because Equiano escapes.
(c) Because of Pascal's reassignment.
(d) Because Pascal does not want him to have friends.

2. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?
(a) Spices from India.
(b) A drinking glass.
(c) A silver teapot.
(d) Fruit.

3. Who spreads a lie about Equiano?
(a) Pascal.
(b) The surgeon on Farmer's ship.
(c) Farmer's first mate.
(d) Richard Baker.

4. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?
(a) The English sink the French fleet.
(b) All the English are taken captive by the French.
(c) The English drive the French off and capture one of their ships.
(d) The French take Pascal's ship captive.

5. What aspect of slave auctions does Equiano mention as being particularly upsetting?
(a) The rape of female slaves.
(b) The jugglers who advertise the auctions.
(c) The breaking up of families.
(d) The noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Equiano expect to do after the war?

2. After the war is over, where do Pascal and Equiano go?

3. What kind of reputation does Equiano's second owner in the West Indies have?

4. Which statement best describes the Eboe's living arrangements?

5. Which of the following is a problem Equiano sees in the West Indies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the effect on the reader of Equiano's emphasis on his early impressions of white people (that they are magic, devils, etc.)?

2. In Chapter 3, how is Pascal characterized?

3. Discuss the significance of Equiano's trip to Philadelphia.

4. How does being sold in the New World seem to differ from being sold in Africa?

5. How are King, Equiano, and Famer all characterized by the episode when King threatens to sell Equiano and Farmer persuades him not to do that?

6. Explain the significance of the Eboe practice of merchants kissing the food that they are offering for sale.

7. After Pascal sells him to a new owner, how does Equiano deal with the disappointment?

8. In Chapter 4, how can readers learn more about Equiano's personality?

9. Compare Equiano's experiences in Montserrat with his experiences in Philadelphia.

10. What features of the life of the Eboe people as Equiano describes are most interesting or surprising?

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