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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. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.
(b) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(c) He is grounded for a month.
(d) He is scolded.

2. Why does Equiano believe he has already bought his way out of slavery in Chapter 4?
(a) Because Pascal takes all his naval pay.
(b) Because the King of England promised freedom to all slaves who served in the war.
(c) Because when Pascal purchased him, he promised to set Equiano free on his 21st birthday.
(d) Because Pascal promised him he would set him free if the English won the war.

3. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?
(a) That they were created to be slaves.
(b) That they are evil.
(c) That they were created separately from Adam and Eve.
(d) That they are descended from Abraham.

4. What kind of reputation does Equiano's second owner in the West Indies have?
(a) He is known as an alcoholic.
(b) He is known as absent-minded and confused.
(c) He is known as a kind, good master.
(d) He is known as th most cruel master on the islands.

5. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?
(a) Slave.
(b) Scar on the forehead.
(c) Village elder.
(d) Fortunate, or having a loud voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?

2. What city does the fleet return to?

3. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

4. What is different about the second slave ship?

5. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of Equiano's trip to Philadelphia.

2. Compare Equiano's experiences in Montserrat with his experiences in Philadelphia.

3. Does Equiano's personality seem to change at all in Chapter 3?

4. Why is it ironic that Equiano goes with Pascal to help him find men to force into military service?

5. Why does Equiano believe that the end of the war means he will be free?

6. How does being sold in the New World seem to differ from being sold in Africa?

7. Discuss the role of food in Chapter 2.

8. Explain the significance of the Eboe practice of merchants kissing the food that they are offering for sale.

9. In Chapter 4, how can readers learn more about Equiano's personality?

10. Why do you think Pascal acts the way he does near the end of Chapter 4?

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