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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?
(a) Tracking deer and killing birds.
(b) Snake charming and bartering.
(c) Herbal healing and banjo playing.
(d) Agriculture and warfare.

2. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?
(a) Pascal and Doran.
(b) His parents.
(c) Pascal and King.
(d) His sister and Richard Baker.

3. Why does Equiano brings turkeys on the ship instead of bulls?
(a) Equiano decides he can make more money selling turkeys.
(b) Farmer goes back on his promise to allow Equiano to bring the bulls on board.
(c) Equiano's bulls die before he can get them on the ship.
(d) Equiano decides to stop eating beef.

4. What does Equiano do that he later thinks is a cause of the wreck of the Nancy?
(a) Wishes out loud that he never had to spend another minute on the Nancy.
(b) Curses the ship.
(c) Prays to God for the ship to sink.
(d) Accidentally puts a hole in the side of the ship when he is fighting with another crew member.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
(a) Very well, with great favor.
(b) Very badly, making him suffer for no good reason.
(c) Very cruelly, because he allowed him to be made a slave.
(d) Equiano says God had nothing to do with the way his life has gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Phillips give that would have cost the lives of many slaves?

2. Why does Equiano think slaveholders in the West Indies are hypocrites?

3. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?

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

5. What important change does Equiano's new religious faith produce?

(see the answer key)

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