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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When discussing his relationship with Mr. G, Vassa mentions that he enjoyed correspondence with Mr. G until the man died in which year?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1704.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1822.

2. In what year does Vassa arrive in Plymouth?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1764.

3. Upon Mrs. Bruce's death, how long does the voyage from New York to Liverpool take for Brent and Mr. Bruce?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 28 days.

4. During which of the following years is Garrison's Preface dated?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1749.
(d) 1698.

5. What is the name of the Reverend who teaches Prince while her new master is away in Scotland?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Pringle.
(c) Young.
(d) Forsyth.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the searching of the house in Chapter 12, how many lashes does the captain order the occupants to be given?

2. While preparing to take her children to be sold, who does Prince's mother tell that her turn to be parted from her child will come?

3. As Chapter 7 opens, Douglass says that he lived with the Auld family for how long?

4. At the beginning of his narrative, Vassa informs readers that he was born in which African province?

5. In Chapter 9, all BUT WHICH of the following are fellow kitchen slaves?

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