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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 ship Vassa's master purchases to travel to Philadelphia?
(a) Carol.
(b) Mary.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Prudence.

2. By what name is Vassa called during his time on board the "Industrious Bee" trading ship?
(a) Gustavus.
(b) Richard.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jacob.

3. After his initial voyage as a kidnapped slave, Vassa is taken off the slave ship at which Caribbean island?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Jamaica.

4. What is the name of the church Vassa visits in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) St. Mark.
(b) St. Mary.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. James.

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

6. Soon after he is kidnapped, Vassa is threatened with a beating for accidentally killing which of the following animals?
(a) Goat.
(b) Horse.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Rabbit.

7. Upon attending church for Christmas with the Woods family, Prince meets a ranger who feels guilty for the way he has treated fellow slaves. What is the ranger's name?
(a) Ben.
(b) Harry.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Henry.

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

9. Which of the following individuals marries Prince and her husband around Christmas of 1826?
(a) Rev. Richter.
(b) Rev. Sauter.
(c) Rev. Olufsen.
(d) Rev. Curtin.

10. According to the Supplement to Prince's narrative, what is the name of the solicitor who agrees to take Prince's case to court?
(a) Pringle.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Young.
(d) Stephen.

11. In the care of Mrs. Pruden, Prince looks after children by all BUT WHICH of the following names?
(a) James.
(b) William.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Fanny.

12. After describing the working conditions under Mr. D----, Prince mentions that he also owns a lame slave. What is the slave's name?
(a) Daniel.
(b) James.
(c) William.
(d) Ben.

13. In what year does Vassa petition the Queen of England to end African slavery?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1754.
(d) 1828.

14. In Chapter 11, where does Dr. Irving tell Vassa he wishes to start a plantation?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Antigua.

15. When discussing the plight of slaves in Barbados, Vassa says the average life expectancy for a slave there is how long?
(a) 45 years.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 8 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the slave owner with whom Vassa has trouble after purchasing his freedom?

2. What is the name of the man who shares his food rations with Prince on the voyage to Turk's Island?

3. How many years does Prince work for Mr. D-------- in Turk's Island before he retires and takes her to Bermuda with him?

4. 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?

5. Prince is born on a farm belonging to which of the following individuals?

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