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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A chicken.

2. What two things does Equiano think are "magic" when he sees a town built by white people for the first time?
(a) Cars and tents.
(b) Horses and large brick houses.
(c) Bicycles and apartment buildings.
(d) Canoes and teepees.

3. Why does Equiano get baptized?
(a) Because he doesn't understand that baptism is a religious act.
(b) Because he has converted to Islam.
(c) Because the Eboe practiced baptism, too.
(d) Because an Englishwoman he visits tells him he can't get into heaven otherwise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?

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

3. How does Farmer convince King not to sell Equiano?

4. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?

5. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?

(see the answer key)

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