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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A lizard.

3. How do Equiano's shipmates feel about Pascal selling him?
(a) They are happy, because Equiano always won fights against them.
(b) They think it is very unfair.
(c) They don't care one way or the other.
(d) They think it is just as well, because Pascal was not a good master and Equiano will be better off out of the navy.

4. 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.

5. Which of the following is a problem Equiano sees in the West Indies?
(a) None of the slaves have been converted to Christianity.
(b) The white men seem to think it's acceptable to rape female slaves.
(c) The docks are in very poor condition.
(d) The female slaves are eager to have children with the white slave owners.

6. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?
(a) One night.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) He is never reunited with his sister.

7. How are Eboe children named?
(a) Based on something that happened around the time of their birth.
(b) The Embrenche name all the children.
(c) A name is drawn from a hat.
(d) Every son is named after his father.

8. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Because the English king died.
(b) Because the British navy is reconsidering the use of slaves on their ships.
(c) Because Pascal is going to be demoted.
(d) Because the Isle of Wight is under quarantine for the Black Plague.

9. When Pascal is promoted, what ship is he assigned to?
(a) The Royal George.
(b) The Loyal John.
(c) The Pequod.
(d) The John Bull.

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

11. 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) The French intentionally try to disguise themselves as English ships.
(c) Native Americans on the French ship can hear the English ships coming.
(d) The English mistake the French fleet for other English ships.

12. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?
(a) Slave.
(b) Village elder.
(c) Fortunate, or having a loud voice.
(d) Scar on the forehead.

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

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

15. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
(b) King sells Equiano to Farmer.
(c) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
(d) Farmer steals Equiano from King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?

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

3. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

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

5. How do the Eboe dress?

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