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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Equiano sail to so many places in the Atlantic?
(a) Because Pascal is on vacation.
(b) Because Pascal's job requires him to move around.
(c) Because Pascal is trying to find a place to set the slaves free.
(d) Because Pascal has told Equiano he can go anywhere he wants.

2. When Equiano is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?
(a) Blood transfusion.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Amputation of his left leg.
(d) Surgery to remove a tumor.

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

4. When the crew of the Nancy sees another ship, what do they learn from the crew of that ship?
(a) They are sailing in fresh water, so they should put down their buckets where they are.
(b) There are cannibals on the islands around them.
(c) The crew of the other ship is stranded too.
(d) They are in the Bermuda Triangle and will never get out alive.

5. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
(b) Farmer steals Equiano from King.
(c) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
(d) King sells Equiano to Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he decides to buy his freedom, how much money has Equiano saved?

2. Equiano sees a slave whose leg has been cut off in the West Indies. Why was the slave's leg amputated?

3. What does Equiano notice as a difference between Turkey and Europe?

4. Which of the following is a problem Equiano sees in the West Indies?

5. Why does Equiano fight with other boys on board ship after he is bought by Pascal?

(see the answer key)

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