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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Equiano sees a slave whose leg has been cut off in the West Indies. Why was the slave's leg amputated?
(a) He was injured in a shipwreck and there was no other way to get him out of the wreck.
(b) As punishment for trying to run away.
(c) Because he had gangrene.
(d) As punishment for refusing to work.

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

3. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?
(a) Make him walk the plank.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Beg him to eat.
(d) Beat him.

4. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?
(a) Escapes from slavery.
(b) Takes the animal to cook and eat it.
(c) Goes to his father and says "I can not tell a lie, it was I who killed it with my pebble."
(d) Hides in the shrubs.

5. Why does Equiano fight with other boys on board ship after he is bought by Pascal?
(a) Only the boys who win fights get to eat dinner.
(b) Equiano likes to fight.
(c) He has to defend Pascal's honor when the other boys insult him.
(d) The men force them to do it, so they can bet on who will win.

6. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?
(a) The other slaves don't like him.
(b) He is the only child on the plantation.
(c) He is the only slave on the plantation.
(d) He doesn't speak English, and the other slaves don't speak his language.

7. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is grounded for a month.
(b) He is scolded.
(c) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(d) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.

8. What does "Embrenche" mean?
(a) A respected leader of the community.
(b) An outcast.
(c) A good dancer.
(d) A slave.

9. Why is Equiano separated from the friend he makes when Equiano is first working for Pascal?
(a) Because of Pascal's reassignment.
(b) Because his friend escapes.
(c) Because Equiano escapes.
(d) Because Pascal does not want him to have friends.

10. What does Equiano see while doing his job at the battle at Gibraltar?
(a) Many men who are blown up right in front of him.
(b) Hundreds of English sailors sneaking off the ship in life boats.
(c) Butterflies landing on the deck.
(d) Frenchmen sneaking onto the ship with sticks of dynamite.

11. How does Farmer convince King not to sell Equiano?
(a) Farmer tells King he will lend him money to keep him from going bankrupt.
(b) Farmer gives King an air conditioner so he does not have to leave Montserrat.
(c) Farmer tells King that Equiano had many chances to escape but didn't.
(d) Farmer tells King that Equiano is very happy working for Farmer.

12. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?
(a) That some Europeans get darker skinned when they are exposed to sun.
(b) That Europeans share the same religious beliefs as Africans.
(c) That some Europeans really like the Eboe way of life.
(d) That Europeans share the same attitudes toward adultery as Africans.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
(a) Very cruelly, because he allowed him to be made a slave.
(b) Equiano says God had nothing to do with the way his life has gone.
(c) Very badly, making him suffer for no good reason.
(d) Very well, with great favor.

14. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?
(a) The English drive the French off and capture one of their ships.
(b) All the English are taken captive by the French.
(c) The French take Pascal's ship captive.
(d) The English sink the French fleet.

15. 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 live separately except for the first three years they are married.
(c) Men and women have separate living quarters.
(d) Every married couple has their own house, but single people and children all live in one big dormitory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the battle at Gibraltar, what happens to Pascal?

3. How do Equiano's shipmates feel about Pascal selling him?

4. What new things does Equiano see in England that amaze him?

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

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