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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?
(a) Richard Baker.
(b) Miss Guerins.
(c) Captain Doran.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.
2. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) Farmer steals Equiano from King.
(b) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
(c) King sells Equiano to Farmer.
(d) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
3. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A chicken.
4. When Equiano is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?
(a) Surgery to remove a tumor.
(b) Amputation of his left leg.
(c) Blood transfusion.
(d) Antibiotics.
5. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To show that they love their work.
(b) To prove that it is not poisoned.
(c) To prove that it tastes good.
(d) To show respect to God.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Equiano's second West Indies owner promise to do for him later?
2. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?
3. Which of the following does Equiano see in the plantation house, which impress him?
4. What work does Equiano do for the owner who takes him to the West Indies?
5. Why is Equiano separated from the friend he makes when Equiano is first working for Pascal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Equiano believe that the end of the war means he will be free?
2. After Pascal sells him to a new owner, how does Equiano deal with the disappointment?
3. Why do you think Farmer wants to help Equiano?
4. Does Equiano's personality seem to change at all in Chapter 3?
5. According to Equiano, what is slavery in the West Indies like?
6. Describe the system of slavery practiced among the Eboe people.
7. Discuss the significance of Equiano's trip to Philadelphia.
8. Explain the argument Equiano makes to prove that Africans are related to Europeans.
9. Describe Robert King's personality.
10. Why does Equiano learn navigation but then not use his new skills when he has the opportunity to escape on Farmer's ship?
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