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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Georgia, what does Equiano do that almost gets him flogged?
(a) Keeps a light on after 9 p.m.
(b) Sells turkeys and bulls.
(c) Curses a ship.
(d) Beats a slave.

2. After the wreck of the Nancy, why does Equiano have to delay his return to Montserrat and his departure for England?
(a) Equiano has been kidnapped and sold as an escaped slave.
(b) Equiano has run into Richard Baker and they want to spend time catching up.
(c) Equiano is sick.
(d) His captain refuses to return money that Equiano lent him.

3. What happens to John Annis on the boat to Turkey?
(a) He is kidnapped by Pascal.
(b) He is killed by a white whale.
(c) He is kidnapped by his former owner.
(d) He is kidnapped by Dr. Irving.

4. What does Equiano do that he later thinks is a cause of the wreck of the Nancy?
(a) Wishes out loud that he never had to spend another minute on the Nancy.
(b) Prays to God for the ship to sink.
(c) Curses the ship.
(d) Accidentally puts a hole in the side of the ship when he is fighting with another crew member.

5. What new profession does Equiano learn in England?
(a) Hairdressing.
(b) School-teaching.
(c) Printing.
(d) Tailoring.

6. What is the profession of the dying man who Captain Farmer cares for in his illness?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Silversmith.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Goldsmith.

7. What does Equiano do to try to help Annis?
(a) Follows him to the West Indies to try to help him regain his freedom.
(b) Tries to pull him out of the mouth of the white whale.
(c) Gets Lord Mulgrave to have Pascal arrested.
(d) Begs Dr. Irving to give Annis his freedom.

8. Why does Equiano not go to England immediately after receiving his freedom?
(a) He no longer wants to go to England because he likes Montserrat so much.
(b) He has fallen in love with a girl in Montserrat.
(c) Freed slaves are not allowed in England.
(d) He feels he has a duty to King and Farmer, so he continues working for them.

9. What else has Equiano done since the first edition of his Narrative was published?
(a) Been made a knight by the King of England.
(b) Gotten married.
(c) Adopted African children.
(d) Built a house in Africa.

10. Where does Dr. Irving decide to start a plantation?
(a) Montserrat.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Eboe.

11. What important change does Equiano's new religious faith produce?
(a) He no longer wants to live in England.
(b) He no longer wants to be a bachelor.
(c) He no longer wants to be a hairdresser.
(d) He is no longer afraid to die.

12. When Farmer and his first mate are both ill, who steers the ship into port?
(a) King.
(b) Richard Baker.
(c) Equiano.
(d) The dying silversmith.

13. Why does the English government start an expedition to Sierra Leone?
(a) To increase the slave trade.
(b) To search for gold.
(c) To explore the Amazon.
(d) To return former slaves to Africa.

14. What happens to the first season of crops at Dr. Irving's plantation?
(a) Half the crop is burned down by the Spanish.
(b) Half the crop is eaten by crows.
(c) The entire crop is burned down by the French.
(d) Half the crop is washed away during the rainy season.

15. What two reasons does Equiano give for abolishing slavery in the last chapter?
(a) Ethos and logos.
(b) Politics and physics.
(c) Biology and climate.
(d) Humanity and economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Equiano become convinced is necessary for salvation?

2. What order does Phillips give that would have cost the lives of many slaves?

3. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?

4. When Equiano sees King again, what does he find out has happened to King?

5. What does Equiano see in Philadelphia that pleases him?

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