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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. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?
(a) Staying on board to "go down with the ship."
(b) Nailing the hatches shut.
(c) Getting drunk.
(d) Doing whatever Equiano tells them.

2. Who helps Equiano decide to become a Christian?
(a) John Annis.
(b) An old hairdresser.
(c) An old fisherman.
(d) Lord Mulgrave.

3. What happens to the bulls on Farmer's last voyage?
(a) They all die on the ship.
(b) They can not be sold at Montserrat because cows are sacred there.
(c) They sell for much more than turkeys.
(d) They are sacrificed because of Farmer's death.

4. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?
(a) Because they are angry about the wreck of the Nancy.
(b) Because they want to hold Equiano for ransom.
(c) So they can present him as an escaped slave and get money for him.
(d) Because King sent them to find Equiano.

5. What two reasons does Equiano give for abolishing slavery in the last chapter?
(a) Politics and physics.
(b) Ethos and logos.
(c) Biology and climate.
(d) Humanity and economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a trip to the West Indies in 1771, what profession does Equiano follow for about two years, before going back to sea?

2. Why does the English government start an expedition to Sierra Leone?

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

4. What happens to John Annis on the boat to Turkey?

5. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Equiano's experiences in Georgia reflect on the conditions for free black men in the U.S. South before the Civil War?

2. What three elements of Equiano's visit with the fisherman help him decide to become a Christian?

3. Does the manumission of Equiano seem like a high point to this autobiography?

4. What are the possible conclusions about Equiano's prophetic dream about finding a boat on the return trip from Cadiz?

5. Do you think it makes sense for Equiano to believe that he made the ship wreck by cursing it?

6. Describe Equiano's trip to New York and Philadelphia in 1784.

7. Is Equiano's encounter with Pascal when he returns to England the way you expected it to be?

8. How does the episode in which Phillips's crew see a flock of flamingos characterize the crew?

9. How does his experience of being "born again" change Equiano's attitude toward life?

10. Compare Phillips to Farmer.

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