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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Equiano is enslaved to a chief, what kind of shop does he work in?
(a) A goldsmith's shop.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A blacksmith's shop.

2. Why does Equiano feel uncomfortable with his shipmates after October 6?
(a) His shipmates no longer think he is a good sailor, since he fell overboard.
(b) No one else on the ship is a Christian, so he has no one to share his happiness with.
(c) He will not make any money, since all his funds were invested in the turkeys that died.
(d) Everyone blames him for the shipwreck.

3. When Equiano sees King again, what does he find out has happened to King?
(a) King has been badly injured in a ship wreck.
(b) King has been flogged for having freed Equiano.
(c) King has won the lottery.
(d) King's house was flooded and washed away.

4. What position does Equiano receive in relationship to the Sierra Leone project?
(a) He is the official hairdresser.
(b) He is the captain.
(c) He is the government's commissary.
(d) He is the government watchdog.

5. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Because the English king died.
(b) Because Pascal is going to be demoted.
(c) Because the Isle of Wight is under quarantine for the Black Plague.
(d) Because the British navy is reconsidering the use of slaves on their ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?

2. What does King give Equiano when Equiano is leaving for England in Chapter 9?

3. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?

4. What does Equiano conclude about Pascal selling him?

5. After the English win the battle at Gibraltar, some French ships go aground. What happens to them?

(see the answer key)

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