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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the doctor who treats Vassa when he is beaten in St. Kitt's?
(a) Doctor Johnson.
(b) Doctor Brady.
(c) Doctor Perkins.
(d) Doctor Moore.

2. As Chapter 2 begins, Vassa says that he was kidnapped at what age?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

3. In Chapter 6, Vassa's master says he will give him his freedom for what price?
(a) 25 pounds.
(b) 40 pounds.
(c) 6 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

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

5. Under the ownership of Mr. D--------, Prince has to spend long hours cutting up which of the following fruits used to burn lime?
(a) Orange.
(b) Banana.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Mango.

6. After leaving Mr. D------, Mr. Wood purchases Prince for what sum?
(a) $300.
(b) $75.
(c) $150
(d) $225.

7. Which of the following ladies does NOT teach at the Moravian church Prince visits during her time with the Woods family?
(a) Mrs. Olufsen.
(b) Mrs. Sauter.
(c) Mrs. Richter.
(d) Mrs. Curtin.

8. When taken to the town of Tinmah, Vassa relates that the people there use small white shells as currency. For how many shells is Vassa sold?
(a) 172.
(b) 87.
(c) 10.
(d) 119.

9. Which of the following individuals is the writer for the Supplement to Prince's narrative?
(a) Pringle.
(b) Young,
(c) Taylor.
(d) Stephen.

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

11. In his exploration of religions, Vassa touches on all BUT WHICH of the following religions?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Quaker.
(c) Buddism.
(d) Judaism.

12. What is the name of the man who shares his food rations with Prince on the voyage to Turk's Island?
(a) Levi.
(b) Anthony.
(c) James.
(d) William.

13. For which of the following individuals does Prince first work after leaving the Woods family?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Forsyth.
(c) Young.
(d) Pringle.

14. At the beginning of his narrative, Vassa informs readers that he was born in which African province?
(a) Abyssinia.
(b) Benin.
(c) Embrenche.
(d) Essaka.

15. What is the name of the ship on which Vassa travels to Italy?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Maine.
(c) Jersey.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prince's new master puts her in charge of his son, a young boy named what?

2. In his discussion of slave conditions in Barbados, how much does Vassa say is the penalty for killing a slave there?

3. What is the name of the free mulatto woman who makes Prince's life difficult during her service to the Wood family?

4. What is the name of the church Vassa visits in the opening of Chapter 10?

5. When describing Mr. I-------'s household, Prince says that how many little slave boys live there?

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