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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?
(a) Arthur Gordon Pym.
(b) Richard Burton.
(c) Gustavus Vasa.
(d) Richard Baker.

2. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Because the Isle of Wight is under quarantine for the Black Plague.
(b) Because the English king died.
(c) Because Pascal is going to be demoted.
(d) Because the British navy is reconsidering the use of slaves on their ships.

3. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) How to track deer in the forest.
(b) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.
(c) Two African languages different from his own.
(d) Mathematics.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?

2. Which of the following does Equiano see in the plantation house, which impress him?

3. During the cannon battle against the French at Gibraltar, which of the following amazes Equiano?

4. What skill of Equiano's makes his second West Indies owner think that Equiano might make a good clerk?

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

(see the answer key)

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