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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?
(a) Cairo, Egypt.
(b) The western sea coast.
(c) Johannesburg, South Africa.
(d) The eastern sea coast.

2. What new things does Equiano see in England that amaze him?
(a) A royal parade and a circus.
(b) Taverns and hotels.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Snow and church services.

3. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?
(a) The English mistake the French fleet for other English ships.
(b) The Americans send a telegram to the French to tell them where the British are.
(c) The French intentionally try to disguise themselves as English ships.
(d) Native Americans on the French ship can hear the English ships coming.

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

5. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?
(a) That he will be eaten by the white people.
(b) That he will be eaten by sharks.
(c) That he will have to fight other young boys on shipboard.
(d) That he will fall overboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Equiano sail to so many places in the Atlantic?

2. When Equiano is enslaved to a chief, what kind of shop does he work in?

3. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?

4. What city is Pascal sent to help in an attack on?

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

(see the answer key)

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