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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Equiano blame for the failure of his attempted conversion of the Native American?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Satan.
(c) Pascal.
(d) Dr. Irving.

2. When Equiano finds Pascal in England, how does Pascal react?
(a) He is not happy to see Equiano.
(b) He jumps up and down and shouts with joy.
(c) He has Equiano arrested as a runaway slave.
(d) He hides from Equiano, fearing that his former slave will kill him.

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

4. Why does Hughes tie Equiano up?
(a) He knows Equiano is good at navigation.
(b) He wants to sell Equiano back into slavery.
(c) He doesn't like Christians.
(d) He is afraid Equiano will attack him in his sleep.

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

6. When the crew think they see cannibals, what are they really looking at?
(a) Pygmies.
(b) Flamingos.
(c) Polar bears.
(d) Themselves, reflected in a mirror that washed ashore.

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

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

9. What minister does Equiano hear preach in Philadelphia?
(a) George Greenfield.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) George Whitfield.
(d) George Washington.

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

11. What does Equiano tell Farmer before Farmer dies?
(a) That Equiano is still angry about the bulls.
(b) That Farmer never did Equiano any harm.
(c) That Farmer deserves to die because of the way he treated Equiano.
(d) That Equiano expects to see Farmer in heaven.

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

13. After a trip to the West Indies in 1771, what profession does Equiano follow for about two years, before going back to sea?
(a) Hairdressing.
(b) Acting.
(c) Tailoring.
(d) French horn playing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Georgia, what does Equiano do that almost gets him flogged?

2. Whose sermon helps Equiano understand what is required for salvation?

3. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?

4. What is the profession of the dying man who Captain Farmer cares for in his illness?

5. Why does Equiano brings turkeys on the ship instead of bulls?

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