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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 Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To show respect to God.
(b) To show that they love their work.
(c) To prove that it is not poisoned.
(d) To prove that it tastes good.

2. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(b) He is scolded.
(c) He is grounded for a month.
(d) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.

3. Which is the best description of Equiano's injuries in the battle at Gibraltar?
(a) He is in very serious condition, with wounds in his head and chest.
(b) He has a small flesh wound on his forehead.
(c) He has permanently lost his hearing.
(d) He is unhurt.

4. After the rescue team arrives in New Providence and heads to Georgia, what happens to them?
(a) They are eaten by cannibals.
(b) They get lost on the way to Georgia.
(c) They almost wreck again.
(d) They are given medals for bravery.

5. How does the cruelty of the slaveholders affect Equiano's attitude toward Christianity?
(a) He decides that all slaves must be converted to Islam instead of Christianity.
(b) He decides Christianity is evil, if Christians can act that way.
(c) He decides that all slaves must be converted to Christianity, so that their owners will have to treat them better.
(d) He thinks the slaveholders are hypocrites, but he does not change his opinion of Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Equiano feel about traveling to Philadelphia?

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

3. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

4. When he decides to buy his freedom, how much money has Equiano saved?

5. What island in the West Indies does Equiano's new owner take him to?

(see the answer key)

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