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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What island in the West Indies does Equiano's new owner take him to?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Montserrat.
(d) Cuba.

2. When Equiano gets the opportunity to sail away with Farmer's ship, what does he do?
(a) Sails away, but gets lost.
(b) Sails to Africa.
(c) Doesn't take the ship.
(d) Sails to Philadelphia.

3. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?
(a) A silver teapot.
(b) Spices from India.
(c) Fruit.
(d) A drinking glass.

4. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?
(a) The English drive the French off and capture one of their ships.
(b) All the English are taken captive by the French.
(c) The French take Pascal's ship captive.
(d) The English sink the French fleet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?

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

3. After the battle at Gibraltar, what happens to Pascal?

4. In Georgia, what does Equiano do that almost gets him flogged?

5. How much money does the dying man turn out to have in his fortune?

(see the answer key)

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