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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Equiano's shipmates feel about Pascal selling him?
(a) They don't care one way or the other.
(b) They think it is very unfair.
(c) They think it is just as well, because Pascal was not a good master and Equiano will be better off out of the navy.
(d) They are happy, because Equiano always won fights against them.

2. When he renames Equiano, who is Pascal naming Equiano after?
(a) A famous former slave.
(b) A famous freedom fighter.
(c) A famous boxer.
(d) A famous writer.

3. What does Equiano notice as a difference between Turkey and Europe?
(a) In Turkey, everyone is illiterate.
(b) In Turkey, people are more tolerant of blacks.
(c) In Turkey, there is more fog than in England.
(d) In Turkey, the walls are made out of paper.

4. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?
(a) That he will fall overboard.
(b) That he will be eaten by sharks.
(c) That he will have to fight other young boys on shipboard.
(d) That he will be eaten by the white people.

5. What is the name of the Native American Equiano tries to convert to Christianity?
(a) Hiawatha.
(b) Dr. Irving.
(c) Chingachgook.
(d) Prince George.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the ship Nancy get wrecked?

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

3. Why does Equiano feel uncomfortable with his shipmates after October 6?

4. When Farmer and his first mate are both ill, who steers the ship into port?

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

(see the answer key)

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