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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gustavus Vassa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Vassa's new wife?
(a) Miss Edwards.
(b) Miss Cullen.
(c) Miss King.
(d) Miss Jasper.

2. What is the name of the ship Vassa's master purchases to travel to Philadelphia?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Carol.
(d) Mary.

3. Vassa mentions that he has been baptized; during which year did his baptism take place?
(a) 1698.
(b) 1796.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1803.

4. What is the name of Vassa's young American friend on the ship in Chapter 3?
(a) Gustavus.
(b) Richard.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jacob.

5. What nickname does Vassa earn after his master dies on board the ship?
(a) Freeman.
(b) Mate.
(c) Captain.
(d) Sable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Vassa petition the Queen of England to end African slavery?

2. Which of the following jobs does Vassa perform at the end of Chapter 8 that he has never performed before?

3. In what year does Vassa arrive in Plymouth?

4. In Chapter 11, where does Dr. Irving tell Vassa he wishes to start a plantation?

5. What is the name of the new Captain who replaces Vassa's deceased former master in Chapter 8?

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