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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the cruelty of the slaveholders affect Equiano's attitude toward Christianity?
(a) He decides that all slaves must be converted to Christianity, so that their owners will have to treat them better.
(b) He decides Christianity is evil, if Christians can act that way.
(c) He thinks the slaveholders are hypocrites, but he does not change his opinion of Christianity.
(d) He decides that all slaves must be converted to Islam instead of Christianity.

2. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?
(a) His parents.
(b) Pascal and Doran.
(c) His sister and Richard Baker.
(d) Pascal and King.

3. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) How to track deer in the forest.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.
(d) Two African languages different from his own.

4. What kind of work do most Eboe people do?
(a) They are servants for rich white settlers from England.
(b) Farming.
(c) Factory work.
(d) Diamond mining.

5. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Arguing for an end to slavery.
(b) Lifting weights and running.
(c) Reading and writing to increase his education.
(d) Playing cards and dice.

6. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?
(a) Richard Baker.
(b) Arthur Gordon Pym.
(c) Gustavus Vasa.
(d) Richard Burton.

7. After the battle at Gibraltar, what happens to Pascal?
(a) He recovers and goes back on active duty.
(b) He converts to Christianity and decides to free Equiano.
(c) He dies from his wounds.
(d) He is demoted to a common soldier for cowardice during the battle.

8. Which of the following is a reason Equiano likes Robert King?
(a) King lets Equiano choose his own food and clothing.
(b) King does not make Equiano work.
(c) King pays Equiano better than most slaves are paid.
(d) King offers to let Equiano marry one of his daughters.

9. What does Equiano expect to do after the war?
(a) Return to Africa and find his parents.
(b) Purchase his freedom and get an education.
(c) Attempt to get an officer's commission in the navy.
(d) Continue working with Pascal.

10. Besides the slaveowners, where else does Equiano place blame for the treatment of the slaves in the West Indies?
(a) The people in Virginia, who influence the people on the islands.
(b) The laws that govern slavery in the islands.
(c) The slaves themselves.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

11. Why does Equiano think slaveholders in the West Indies are hypocrites?
(a) Because they say they value education, but they do not allow their slaves to learn to read and write.
(b) Because they say they are Christians but they never go to church.
(c) Because they say they oppose slavery.
(d) Because they are so cruel to their slaves but they claim to be Christians.

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

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

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

15. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?
(a) The Americans send a telegram to the French to tell them where the British are.
(b) Native Americans on the French ship can hear the English ships coming.
(c) The English mistake the French fleet for other English ships.
(d) The French intentionally try to disguise themselves as English ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pascal keep Equiano on the ship when he is going to collect their naval pay?

2. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?

3. How does Equiano get the first mate to teach him navigation?

4. What work does Equiano do at first for his second owner in the West Indies?

5. Why does Equiano believe he has already bought his way out of slavery in Chapter 4?

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