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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is scolded.
(b) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.
(c) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(d) He is grounded for a month.

2. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?
(a) Hides in the shrubs.
(b) Takes the animal to cook and eat it.
(c) Escapes from slavery.
(d) Goes to his father and says "I can not tell a lie, it was I who killed it with my pebble."

3. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?
(a) Pascal and King.
(b) His sister and Richard Baker.
(c) His parents.
(d) Pascal and Doran.

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

5. What does Equiano think is "magic" on the slave ships?
(a) The oranges and lemons the sailors use to prevent scurvy.
(b) Mermaids and monsters they see in the water.
(c) The stoves the cooks use to heat food on the ship.
(d) How the sailors make the ship move and stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?

2. How do the Eboe dress?

3. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?

4. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?

5. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

(see the answer key)

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