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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Equiano attracted to Christianity?
(a) He hears George Whitfield preach in London.
(b) Lord Mulgrave tells him that Christianity was what made him decide on his expedition.
(c) Reading the New Testament.
(d) He falls in love with a Christian woman.

2. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?
(a) Doing whatever Equiano tells them.
(b) Getting drunk.
(c) Staying on board to "go down with the ship."
(d) Nailing the hatches shut.

3. On the way to Cadiz, when Equiano's ship crashes into the rocks, how does Equiano amaze everyone?
(a) By steering the ship through the rocks into harbor at New Providence.
(b) By admitting he caused the wreck by cursing the ship.
(c) By being completely calm.
(d) By personally carrying every member of the crew ashore.

4. How much money does the dying man turn out to have in his fortune?
(a) $150.00.
(b) $150,000.00.
(c) $1.50.
(d) $1,500.00.

5. How does the ship Nancy get wrecked?
(a) The Nancy is smashed by a large white whale.
(b) The Nancy capsizes in a storm.
(c) The Nancy hits rocks and gets stuck on them.
(d) The mast of the Nancy is struck by lightening and most of the ship burns, then it sinks.

6. What does Equiano notice as a difference between Turkey and Europe?
(a) In Turkey, people are more tolerant of blacks.
(b) In Turkey, the walls are made out of paper.
(c) In Turkey, there is more fog than in England.
(d) In Turkey, everyone is illiterate.

7. When Equiano sees King again, what does he find out has happened to King?
(a) King's house was flooded and washed away.
(b) King has been flogged for having freed Equiano.
(c) King has been badly injured in a ship wreck.
(d) King has won the lottery.

8. What boring job does Equiano hold before returning to the sea in 1784?
(a) Works for an English nobleman.
(b) Insurance sales.
(c) Writing autobiographies for other people.
(d) Turkey-plucking.

9. What happens to the bulls on Farmer's last voyage?
(a) They can not be sold at Montserrat because cows are sacred there.
(b) They are sacrificed because of Farmer's death.
(c) They all die on the ship.
(d) They sell for much more than turkeys.

10. Why do the natives like Dr. Irving?
(a) Because he converts them to Christianity.
(b) Because he gives them whiskey and guns.
(c) Because he can dance and sing well.
(d) Because he cures snake bites.

11. Why does Equiano complain to the government about the Sierra Leone project?
(a) Because he sees fraud among the white officials.
(b) Because he feels the program is not getting enough publicity.
(c) Because he wants the colony to be in Eboe instead of Sierra Leone.
(d) Because he does not feel he is making enough money.

12. Why does Equiano feel uncomfortable with his shipmates after October 6?
(a) Everyone blames him for the shipwreck.
(b) He will not make any money, since all his funds were invested in the turkeys that died.
(c) His shipmates no longer think he is a good sailor, since he fell overboard.
(d) No one else on the ship is a Christian, so he has no one to share his happiness with.

13. What do some people say after the problems on the way from New Providence to Georgia?
(a) That their problems are a punishment from God for trading in slaves.
(b) That Equiano sabotaged the ship.
(c) That Phillips's crew is cursed.
(d) That Phillips is a good captain.

14. What does Equiano see in Philadelphia that pleases him?
(a) An all-black church.
(b) An all-black hospital.
(c) An all-black school.
(d) A museum.

15. Whose sermon helps Equiano understand what is required for salvation?
(a) George Whitfield's.
(b) Reveral Romaine's.
(c) Lord Mulgarve's.
(d) Dr. Irving's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King give Equiano when Equiano is leaving for England in Chapter 9?

2. When Equiano finds Pascal in England, how does Pascal react?

3. What does Equiano do that he later thinks is a cause of the wreck of the Nancy?

4. What happens after Equiano complains about the Sierra Leone project?

5. On the ship Nancy in 1766, where does Equiano go and make a lot of money?

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