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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pascal keep Equiano on the ship when he is going to collect their naval pay?
(a) Tricks him by telling them they aren't there yet.
(b) Pays his shipmates to tie him up and guard him.
(c) Drugs him.
(d) Threatens him with physical violence.

2. Which of the following is a problem Equiano sees in the West Indies?
(a) The female slaves are eager to have children with the white slave owners.
(b) None of the slaves have been converted to Christianity.
(c) The white men seem to think it's acceptable to rape female slaves.
(d) The docks are in very poor condition.

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

4. Which of the following is Equiano allowed to do after the English win the battle?
(a) Take plunder from civilians' houses.
(b) Stay in that city for the rest of his life.
(c) Ride a bicycle for the first time.
(d) Go on shore whenever he wants.

5. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?
(a) To measure the polar ice cap.
(b) To find the northwest passage from the United States to China.
(c) To find a northeast passage to India.
(d) To reach the North Pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the natives like Dr. Irving?

2. Which statement best describes the Eboe's living arrangements?

3. Who spreads a lie about Equiano?

4. Where does Dr. Irving decide to start a plantation?

5. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?

(see the answer key)

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