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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Captain Farmer want Equiano to work for him?
(a) Because Equiano knows Latin.
(b) Because Equiano saved Farmer's life.
(c) Because Equiano knows how to heal with herbs.
(d) Because Equiano is such a hard worker.

3. What makes Equiano attracted to Christianity?
(a) Reading the New Testament.
(b) Lord Mulgrave tells him that Christianity was what made him decide on his expedition.
(c) He falls in love with a Christian woman.
(d) He hears George Whitfield preach in London.

4. What is the name of the document that verifies a former slave has been given his or her freedom?
(a) Emancipation.
(b) Manumission.
(c) Manual transmission.
(d) Certificate of Freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?

2. Which is the best description of Equiano's injuries in the battle at Gibraltar?

3. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?

4. What work does Equiano do for the owner who takes him to the West Indies?

5. Why does Equiano get baptized?

(see the answer key)

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