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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are Eboe children named?
(a) The Embrenche name all the children.
(b) A name is drawn from a hat.
(c) Every son is named after his father.
(d) Based on something that happened around the time of their birth.

3. What does "Embrenche" mean?
(a) A good dancer.
(b) A slave.
(c) A respected leader of the community.
(d) An outcast.

4. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?
(a) That they are evil.
(b) That they were created separately from Adam and Eve.
(c) That they are descended from Abraham.
(d) That they were created to be slaves.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
(a) Very cruelly, because he allowed him to be made a slave.
(b) Very well, with great favor.
(c) Equiano says God had nothing to do with the way his life has gone.
(d) Very badly, making him suffer for no good reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Equiano separated from the friend he makes when Equiano is first working for Pascal?

2. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?

3. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?

4. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

5. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?

(see the answer key)

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