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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?
(a) To buy new clothes.
(b) To see a play at the Globe Theater.
(c) To relax.
(d) To find men they can force to join the navy to replace the men who were killed in the battle.

2. Which of the following is a reason Equiano likes Robert King?
(a) King lets Equiano choose his own food and clothing.
(b) King pays Equiano better than most slaves are paid.
(c) King offers to let Equiano marry one of his daughters.
(d) King does not make Equiano work.

3. Besides the slaveowners, where else does Equiano place blame for the treatment of the slaves in the West Indies?
(a) The people in Virginia, who influence the people on the islands.
(b) The laws that govern slavery in the islands.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) The slaves themselves.

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

5. What does the island where Equiano's new owner takes him have a reputation for?
(a) Parties.
(b) Slave revolts.
(c) Slave auctions.
(d) Growing cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?

2. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

3. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?

4. How do Equiano's shipmates feel about Pascal selling him?

5. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?

(see the answer key)

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