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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?
(a) To find men they can force to join the navy to replace the men who were killed in the battle.
(b) To relax.
(c) To buy new clothes.
(d) To see a play at the Globe Theater.

2. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Lifting weights and running.
(b) Reading and writing to increase his education.
(c) Playing cards and dice.
(d) Arguing for an end to slavery.

3. When the crew of the Nancy sees another ship, what do they learn from the crew of that ship?
(a) They are in the Bermuda Triangle and will never get out alive.
(b) They are sailing in fresh water, so they should put down their buckets where they are.
(c) The crew of the other ship is stranded too.
(d) There are cannibals on the islands around them.

4. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?
(a) Because they want to hold Equiano for ransom.
(b) Because they are angry about the wreck of the Nancy.
(c) Because King sent them to find Equiano.
(d) So they can present him as an escaped slave and get money for him.

5. How does the ship Nancy get wrecked?
(a) The Nancy capsizes in a storm.
(b) The Nancy is smashed by a large white whale.
(c) The Nancy hits rocks and gets stuck on them.
(d) The mast of the Nancy is struck by lightening and most of the ship burns, then it sinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?

2. What does Equiano tell Farmer before Farmer dies?

3. Where does Equiano nearly die from the ague?

4. While he's in Philadelphia, who tells Equiano that he won't be a slave long?

5. What does the island where Equiano's new owner takes him have a reputation for?

(see the answer key)

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