The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Test | Final Test - Medium

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The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. What happens to John Annis on the boat to Turkey?
(a) He is kidnapped by Pascal.
(b) He is killed by a white whale.
(c) He is kidnapped by his former owner.
(d) He is kidnapped by Dr. Irving.

2. 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.

3. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?
(a) To find a northeast passage to India.
(b) To reach the North Pole.
(c) To measure the polar ice cap.
(d) To find the northwest passage from the United States to China.

4. How does the crew of Mulgrave's expedition survive?
(a) They chase off the Eskimos with cannon fire.
(b) Equiano and the first mate tie the captain up and take over the ship.
(c) They saw through the ice to keep enough water around the ship to prevent it from being completely stuck.
(d) They kill the whale and use its body to keep the ship afloat.

5. On a quest for a new religion, why does Equiano decide to go to Turkey?
(a) He wants to convert the Turks to Christianity.
(b) He has decided to become a Muslim.
(c) He plans to go from their to Africa to relearn the religion of the Eboe people.
(d) He thinks the Turks are the most Christ-like people he has met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?

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

3. What religious group does Equiano do a lot of business with in Philadelphia?

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

5. On the ship Nancy in 1766, where does Equiano go and make a lot of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the episode with John Annis affect Equiano's quest for a religion?

2. Why do you think Equiano goes back and forth so much between going to sea and other ways of making a living, like hairdressing?

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

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

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

6. Why does Equiano choose to go with Dr. Irving to start a plantation in Jamaica?

7. Is there an implicit argument being made in Equiano's description of the time he spent in Turkey?

8. What is the significance of what happens to the bulls and the turkeys before the end of the voyage?

9. How does the episode with the silversmith parallel earlier events in The Interesting Narrative?

10. Why does Equiano decide to leave Dr. Irving's plantation?

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