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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 badly, making him suffer for no good reason.
(c) Equiano says God had nothing to do with the way his life has gone.
(d) Very well, with great favor.

2. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Make him walk the plank.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Beg him to eat.

3. What does Pascal do for a living?
(a) Pascal runs a slave ship.
(b) Pascal owns a plantation in Virginia.
(c) Pascal owns a goldsmith shop.
(d) Pascal is an officer in the British navy.

4. After the battle at Gibraltar, what happens to Pascal?
(a) He is demoted to a common soldier for cowardice during the battle.
(b) He recovers and goes back on active duty.
(c) He dies from his wounds.
(d) He converts to Christianity and decides to free Equiano.

5. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?
(a) The English drive the French off and capture one of their ships.
(b) The English sink the French fleet.
(c) The French take Pascal's ship captive.
(d) All the English are taken captive by the French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Equiano believe he has already bought his way out of slavery in Chapter 4?

2. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?

3. Besides the slaveowners, where else does Equiano place blame for the treatment of the slaves in the West Indies?

4. During the battle at Gibraltar, what is Equiano's job?

5. What two things does Equiano think are "magic" when he sees a town built by white people for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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