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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he is sold in the West Indies, where does Equiano ask to be taken instead?
(a) Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Virginia.
(d) France.

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

3. What does Equiano conclude about Pascal selling him?
(a) He should run away and find Pascal to get revenge.
(b) It's okay, because his new owner is nicer than Pascal was.
(c) He should refuse to work, since the sale was illegal.
(d) It's a test from God.

4. How do the Eboe dress?
(a) They go naked, except for a small loin cloth.
(b) Wealthier Eboe people wear elaborate costumes made of feathers, precious gems, and animal skin, but poor Eboe are nearly naked.
(c) The men wear pants and white shirts, and the women wear long, colorful dresses.
(d) Both men and women wrap a single piece of blue fabric around their bodies.

5. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?
(a) They have no idea of life after death.
(b) They believe that everyone goes to heaven when they die.
(c) They believe that good people are rewarded after death and bad people are punished.
(d) They believe that everyone is reincarnated until they learn how to be virtuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

2. What does Equiano think is "magic" on the slave ships?

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

4. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?

5. What does "Embrenche" mean?

(see the answer key)

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