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

2. Prince's new master puts her in charge of his son, a young boy named what?
(a) Irving.
(b) William.
(c) James.
(d) Benjy.

3. For what price is Prince sold in order to finance her master's wedding?
(a) 57 pounds.
(b) 24 pounds.
(c) 75 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds

4. How many years does Prince work for Mr. D-------- in Turk's Island before he retires and takes her to Bermuda with him?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

5. 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?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Dinah.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Moll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon arriving at the Grand Quay, Prince is sent to the house of her new master. What is her new master's name?

2. According to the Supplement to Prince's narrative, what is the name of the solicitor who agrees to take Prince's case to court?

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

4. Prince reports that she was baptized in August 1817 by which of the following individuals?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the response of Betsey Williams upon learning that Prince will be sold to raise money for her father's wedding?

2. After Hetty's death, Prince is severely beaten for what mistake?

3. According to the preface of Mary Prince's narrative, why did she wish to write her story?

4. What is the subject of the poem at the end of Chapter 10?

5. Describe the manner in which Vassa earns the nickname "Captain" after purchasing his freedom.

6. Explain Prince's mother's remark made to a fellow slave while preparing her children for sale, that the woman's turn will come next.

7. At the end of his narrative, what is Vassa's major argument for why the slave trade should end?

8. Describe the trick men attempt to use to capture Vassa in Savannah.

9. With what illnesses does Vassa contend upon arriving in London?

10. After Mrs. Williams' death, Mrs. Pruden tells Prince that she will be sold. What reason does Mrs. Pruden give for the sale?

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