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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 is Equiano allowed to do after the English win the battle?
(a) Stay in that city for the rest of his life.
(b) Take plunder from civilians' houses.
(c) Go on shore whenever he wants.
(d) Ride a bicycle for the first time.

2. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 13.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

3. Why does Equiano believe he has already bought his way out of slavery in Chapter 4?
(a) Because when Pascal purchased him, he promised to set Equiano free on his 21st birthday.
(b) Because Pascal takes all his naval pay.
(c) Because Pascal promised him he would set him free if the English won the war.
(d) Because the King of England promised freedom to all slaves who served in the war.

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

5. Why does Captain Farmer want Equiano to work for him?
(a) Because Equiano knows Latin.
(b) Because Equiano is such a hard worker.
(c) Because Equiano knows how to heal with herbs.
(d) Because Equiano saved Farmer's life.

6. What work does Equiano do for the owner who takes him to the West Indies?
(a) Buying and selling other slaves.
(b) Loading and unloading ships.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Boat repair.

7. When Equiano feels an earthquake during the night, what does he think it is?
(a) A dream.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) He thinks he's on a ship in rough waters.
(d) Kids shaking his bed to play a prank.

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

9. 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 is demoted to a common soldier for cowardice during the battle.
(d) He dies from his wounds.

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

11. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?
(a) Miss Guerins.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Richard Baker.
(d) Captain Doran.

12. 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 absent-minded and confused.
(c) He is known as an alcoholic.
(d) He is known as th most cruel master on the islands.

13. During the cannon battle against the French at Gibraltar, which of the following amazes Equiano?
(a) The kindness of the French when Pascal is taken prisoner.
(b) The deafening noise of the cannons.
(c) The blinding light from exploding underwater mines.
(d) The fearlessness of the Spanish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Eboe dress?

2. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?

3. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?

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

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

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