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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?
(a) To find men they can force to join the navy to replace the men who were killed in the battle.
(b) To relax.
(c) To buy new clothes.
(d) To see a play at the Globe Theater.

2. What religious group does Equiano do a lot of business with in Philadelphia?
(a) Puritans.
(b) Catholic monks.
(c) Quakers.
(d) Muslims.

3. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?
(a) The French intentionally try to disguise themselves as English ships.
(b) The English mistake the French fleet for other English ships.
(c) The Americans send a telegram to the French to tell them where the British are.
(d) Native Americans on the French ship can hear the English ships coming.

4. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) Farmer steals Equiano from King.
(b) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
(c) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
(d) King sells Equiano to Farmer.

5. On the ship Nancy in 1766, where does Equiano go and make a lot of money?
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Eboe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of Equiano's injuries in the battle at Gibraltar?

2. After a trip to the West Indies in 1771, what profession does Equiano follow for about two years, before going back to sea?

3. What does Equiano see at Brimstone Hill?

4. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?

5. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?

(see the answer key)

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