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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the Eboe mostly drink?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.
2. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is told that he is no longer a slave.
(b) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.
(c) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(d) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.
3. How does Equiano react when he is told he won't be a slave long?
(a) He's very happy.
(b) He decides he should go ahead and run away.
(c) He's worried about how he'll make a living.
(d) He doesn't believe what he's told.
4. 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) Antibiotics.
(d) Blood transfusion.
5. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To prove that it tastes good.
(b) To show respect to God.
(c) To show that they love their work.
(d) To prove that it is not poisoned.
6. When Pascal is promoted, what ship is he assigned to?
(a) The Royal George.
(b) The John Bull.
(c) The Loyal John.
(d) The Pequod.
7. How does Equiano feel about traveling to Philadelphia?
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Sad.
8. What is different about the second slave ship?
(a) The slaves have to stay below deck.
(b) The captain is mostly interested in hunting whales.
(c) There is no crew, and the slaves do all the work on the ship.
(d) The slaves are treated better.
9. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?
(a) Send him to Philadelphia and make him a clerk.
(b) Send him to England to work in an office there.
(c) Let him join the navy.
(d) Set him free at the age of 21.
10. What city does the fleet return to?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Marseilles.
11. What city is Pascal sent to help in an attack on?
(a) Louisborough, in French Canada.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) New York City.
(d) Mexico City.
12. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) Farmer steals Equiano from King.
(b) King sells Equiano to Farmer.
(c) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
(d) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
13. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?
(a) They take slaves from other groups thorugh war or trade.
(b) People sell their own children to be slaves.
(c) Any boy who refuses to be circumcised is made a slave.
(d) Children who have darker skin than others are marked for slavery at birth.
14. What kind of reputation does Equiano's second owner in the West Indies have?
(a) He is known as a kind, good master.
(b) He is known as an alcoholic.
(c) He is known as th most cruel master on the islands.
(d) He is known as absent-minded and confused.
15. What new things does Equiano see in England that amaze him?
(a) Taverns and hotels.
(b) Snow and church services.
(c) A royal parade and a circus.
(d) Sheep and goats.
Short Answer Questions
1. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?
2. Which of the following does Equiano say helps prove that Africans are related to Europeans?
3. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?
4. How are Eboe children named?
5. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?
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