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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Equiano say helps prove that Africans are related to Europeans?
(a) Europeans and Africans eat the same foods.
(b) The Eboe had a legend about how white men came from the north and intermarried with the Eboe.
(c) The Eboe told a legend about how they used to live in a cold place in the north.
(d) African culture and religious practices resemble the practices of Jews described in the Old Testament.

2. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?
(a) Cover his mouth with duct tape.
(b) Threaten him with a gun.
(c) Drug him.
(d) Put him in a sack.

3. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) Two African languages different from his own.
(b) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.
(c) How to track deer in the forest.
(d) Mathematics.

4. What two things does Equiano think are "magic" when he sees a town built by white people for the first time?
(a) Canoes and teepees.
(b) Horses and large brick houses.
(c) Bicycles and apartment buildings.
(d) Cars and tents.

5. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?
(a) Miss Guerins.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Richard Baker.
(d) Captain Doran.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?

2. What does Equiano think is "magic" on the slave ships?

3. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?

4. Why does Equiano get baptized?

5. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?

(see the answer key)

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