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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What other new skills does Equiano study in England?
(a) Acting and herbal healing.
(b) Painting and trigonometry.
(c) Dance and navigation.
(d) Music and arithmetic.

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

5. 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 their problems are a punishment from God for trading in slaves.
(c) That Phillips is a good captain.
(d) That Equiano sabotaged the ship.

6. 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) Nailing the hatches shut.
(c) Getting drunk.
(d) Staying on board to "go down with the ship."

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

8. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?
(a) Because King sent them to find Equiano.
(b) Because they want to hold Equiano for ransom.
(c) Because they are angry about the wreck of the Nancy.
(d) So they can present him as an escaped slave and get money for him.

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

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

11. What order does Phillips give that would have cost the lives of many slaves?
(a) Phillips orders that the slaves be given no food.
(b) Phillips orders that the slaves do all the work of rebuilding the ship without any help from the crew.
(c) Phillips orders that the slaves test the drinking water on the island.
(d) Phillips orders the hatches to be nailed shut.

12. What does King give Equiano when Equiano is leaving for England in Chapter 9?
(a) A letter that says "Keep this boy running."
(b) Some turkeys and bulls.
(c) A letter saying that Equiano has a good character.
(d) A Bible that belonged to Farmer.

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

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

15. What does Equiano's experience on Mulgrave's expedition make him worry about?
(a) Frostbite.
(b) Being kidnapped.
(c) Money.
(d) Religion and the afterlife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What sight does Equiano find strange in Turkey?

4. Who does Equiano blame for the failure of his attempted conversion of the Native American?

5. Where does Dr. Irving decide to start a plantation?

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