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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Equiano explain the difference in skin color between Europeans and Africans?
(a) Equiano says that Europeans are lighter skinned because they have weak blood.
(b) Equiano says he has no idea why Africans and Europeans have different skin color.
(c) Equiano says that Africans are darker because of the food they eat.
(d) Equiano says the difference in skin color is caused by the difference in the environments of Europeans and Africans.

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

5. What city is Pascal sent to help in an attack on?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Louisborough, in French Canada.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?

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

(see the answer key)

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