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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Equiano fight with other boys on board ship after he is bought by Pascal?
(a) Equiano likes to fight.
(b) Only the boys who win fights get to eat dinner.
(c) The men force them to do it, so they can bet on who will win.
(d) He has to defend Pascal's honor when the other boys insult him.

3. What city does the fleet return to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) London.

4. How are Eboe children named?
(a) Every son is named after his father.
(b) The Embrenche name all the children.
(c) A name is drawn from a hat.
(d) Based on something that happened around the time of their birth.

5. Which of the following is a reason Equiano likes Robert King?
(a) King does not make Equiano work.
(b) King offers to let Equiano marry one of his daughters.
(c) King pays Equiano better than most slaves are paid.
(d) King lets Equiano choose his own food and clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he renames Equiano, who is Pascal naming Equiano after?

2. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?

3. How does Equiano describe the living conditions of most slaves in the West Indies?

4. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

5. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?

(see the answer key)

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