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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Equiano sold to by the owner who first took him to the West Indies?
(a) Richard Baker.
(b) Robert King.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Pascal.

2. When he renames Equiano, who is Pascal naming Equiano after?
(a) A famous boxer.
(b) A famous writer.
(c) A famous former slave.
(d) A famous freedom fighter.

3. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He has stomach flu.
(c) He does not like the food.
(d) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.

4. How does Equiano describe the living conditions of most slaves in the West Indies?
(a) Filthy and unhealthy.
(b) Better than anywhere else Equiano has been, because the weather is so nice and the slaves are allowed to spend Saturdays on the beaches.
(c) Not any worse than anywhere else.
(d) About the same as the living conditions of the slave owners.

5. During the last year of the war, what are Equiano and Pascal doing?
(a) Pascal is cleaning the decks because he has been demoted and Equiano helps him.
(b) They are on a ship that is blockading the French for most of the year.
(c) They are stuck on the Isle of Wight until the end of the war.
(d) They are on Montserrat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What work does Equiano do for the owner who takes him to the West Indies?

3. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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