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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work does Equiano do at first for his second owner in the West Indies?
(a) No work; he is allowed to go to school instead.
(b) Rows boats, moving merchandise around the islands.
(c) Teachers Latin to his owner's son.
(d) Works in a goldsmith shop.

2. How do Equiano's shipmates feel about Pascal selling him?
(a) They don't care one way or the other.
(b) They think it is just as well, because Pascal was not a good master and Equiano will be better off out of the navy.
(c) They think it is very unfair.
(d) They are happy, because Equiano always won fights against them.

3. Once King decides not to sell Equiano, what does King do?
(a) Gives Equiano additional goods to sell.
(b) Stays in his air-conditioned bedroom all day.
(c) Goes to work for Farmer himself.
(d) Sells all his other slaves instead.

4. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?
(a) Escapes from slavery.
(b) Goes to his father and says "I can not tell a lie, it was I who killed it with my pebble."
(c) Takes the animal to cook and eat it.
(d) Hides in the shrubs.

5. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?
(a) A scar on the forehead.
(b) A red armband.
(c) A silver badge.
(d) A headdress of feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Equiano see at Brimstone Hill?

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

3. Why does Equiano fight with other boys on board ship after he is bought by Pascal?

4. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?

5. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?

(see the answer key)

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