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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He has stomach flu.
(b) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He does not like the food.

2. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 3.

3. What is the profession of the dying man who Captain Farmer cares for in his illness?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Goldsmith.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Silversmith.

4. What sight does Equiano find strange in Turkey?
(a) Slaves wearing veils.
(b) Turkeys roaming the streets freely because they are sacred.
(c) Women wearing veils.
(d) Men wearing veils.

5. What does Equiano do to try to help Annis?
(a) Tries to pull him out of the mouth of the white whale.
(b) Begs Dr. Irving to give Annis his freedom.
(c) Follows him to the West Indies to try to help him regain his freedom.
(d) Gets Lord Mulgrave to have Pascal arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Equiano describe the living conditions of most slaves in the West Indies?

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

3. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?

4. What position does Equiano receive in relationship to the Sierra Leone project?

5. How does Dr. Irving die?

(see the answer key)

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