View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the last year of the war, what are Equiano and Pascal doing?
(a) Pascal is cleaning the decks because he has been demoted and Equiano helps him.
(b) They are on a ship that is blockading the French for most of the year.
(c) They are on Montserrat.
(d) They are stuck on the Isle of Wight until the end of the war.

2. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is told that he is no longer a slave.
(b) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.
(c) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(d) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.

3. Besides the slaveowners, where else does Equiano place blame for the treatment of the slaves in the West Indies?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) The people in Virginia, who influence the people on the islands.
(c) The laws that govern slavery in the islands.
(d) The slaves themselves.

4. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?
(a) Richard Burton.
(b) Richard Baker.
(c) Gustavus Vasa.
(d) Arthur Gordon Pym.

5. When Equiano is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?
(a) Surgery to remove a tumor.
(b) Blood transfusion.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Amputation of his left leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Equiano not go to England immediately after receiving his freedom?

2. How does Equiano react when he is told he won't be a slave long?

3. Who is Equiano sold to by the owner who first took him to the West Indies?

4. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?

5. When he is sold in the West Indies, where does Equiano ask to be taken instead?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 379 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample