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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he's in Philadelphia, who tells Equiano that he won't be a slave long?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Mrs. Davis.
(d) Mrs. Thomas.

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

3. After the English win the battle at Gibraltar, some French ships go aground. What happens to them?
(a) They are blown up.
(b) They are taken apart and the lumber is loaded on the English ships to take to the West Indies to sell.
(c) They are towed by the English.
(d) The boys who work on the ships are stranded on the Rock of Gibraltar, where they create their own society.

4. How do the Eboe dress?
(a) Wealthier Eboe people wear elaborate costumes made of feathers, precious gems, and animal skin, but poor Eboe are nearly naked.
(b) Both men and women wrap a single piece of blue fabric around their bodies.
(c) The men wear pants and white shirts, and the women wear long, colorful dresses.
(d) They go naked, except for a small loin cloth.

5. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?
(a) Let him join the navy.
(b) Set him free at the age of 21.
(c) Send him to England to work in an office there.
(d) Send him to Philadelphia and make him a clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano gets the opportunity to sail away with Farmer's ship, what does he do?

2. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?

3. What sight does Equiano find strange in Turkey?

4. What happens to Equiano on shipboard on October 6?

5. Where does Equiano nearly die from the ague?

(see the answer key)

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