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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Equiano see in the plantation house, which impress him?
(a) A fish tank.
(b) A perpetual motion machine.
(c) Silver forks and spoons and electric lamps.
(d) A ticking clock and a portrait painting.

2. What aspect of slave auctions does Equiano mention as being particularly upsetting?
(a) The breaking up of families.
(b) The rape of female slaves.
(c) The noise.
(d) The jugglers who advertise the auctions.

3. 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 just as well, because Pascal was not a good master and Equiano will be better off out of the navy.
(c) They think it is very unfair.
(d) They are happy, because Equiano always won fights against them.

4. Which of the following does Equiano say helps prove that Africans are related to Europeans?
(a) The Eboe told a legend about how they used to live in a cold place in the north.
(b) Europeans and Africans eat the same foods.
(c) African culture and religious practices resemble the practices of Jews described in the Old Testament.
(d) The Eboe had a legend about how white men came from the north and intermarried with the Eboe.

5. When Equiano is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Surgery to remove a tumor.
(c) Amputation of his left leg.
(d) Blood transfusion.

6. Where does the slave ship land?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Plymouth Rock.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Florida.

7. How does Equiano explain the difference in skin color between Europeans and Africans?
(a) Equiano says that Europeans are lighter skinned because they have weak blood.
(b) Equiano says the difference in skin color is caused by the difference in the environments of Europeans and Africans.
(c) Equiano says that Africans are darker because of the food they eat.
(d) Equiano says he has no idea why Africans and Europeans have different skin color.

8. During the battle at Gibraltar, what is Equiano's job?
(a) Steering the ship.
(b) Running to the cannon with explosive gun powder to the cannons can be reloaded.
(c) Cleaning blood off the deck.
(d) Carrying messages from Pascal to the captain.

9. Why does Equiano get baptized?
(a) Because an Englishwoman he visits tells him he can't get into heaven otherwise.
(b) Because he doesn't understand that baptism is a religious act.
(c) Because he has converted to Islam.
(d) Because the Eboe practiced baptism, too.

10. Which statement best describes the Eboe's living arrangements?
(a) Women and children live indoors, but men sleep outside in hammocks.
(b) Men and women have separate living quarters.
(c) Men and women live separately except for the first three years they are married.
(d) Every married couple has their own house, but single people and children all live in one big dormitory.

11. What city is Pascal sent to help in an attack on?
(a) Louisborough, in French Canada.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

12. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?
(a) A drinking glass.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Spices from India.
(d) A silver teapot.

13. What island in the West Indies does Equiano's new owner take him to?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Montserrat.

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

15. What does Pascal do for a living?
(a) Pascal owns a goldsmith shop.
(b) Pascal is an officer in the British navy.
(c) Pascal runs a slave ship.
(d) Pascal owns a plantation in Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is taken on board the slave ship, what does Equiano fear?

2. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

3. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?

4. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?

5. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?

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