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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. Why does Captain Farmer want Equiano to work for him?
(a) Because Equiano knows Latin.
(b) Because Equiano saved Farmer's life.
(c) Because Equiano is such a hard worker.
(d) Because Equiano knows how to heal with herbs.

2. Which of the following best describes the way Equiano goes to work for Farmer?
(a) King agrees to allow Equiano to work for Farmer, but King is still Equiano's owner.
(b) Equiano runs away in order to work for Farmer.
(c) Farmer steals Equiano from King.
(d) King sells Equiano to Farmer.

3. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?
(a) Pascal and King.
(b) Pascal and Doran.
(c) His parents.
(d) His sister and Richard Baker.

4. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.
(b) He is told that he is no longer a slave.
(c) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(d) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.

5. When Equiano gets the opportunity to sail away with Farmer's ship, what does he do?
(a) Doesn't take the ship.
(b) Sails away, but gets lost.
(c) Sails to Philadelphia.
(d) Sails to Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new name does Pascal give Equiano?

2. How does the cruelty of the slaveholders affect Equiano's attitude toward Christianity?

3. What does Pascal do for a living?

4. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?

5. What aspect of slave auctions does Equiano mention as being particularly upsetting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the effect on the reader of Equiano's emphasis on his early impressions of white people (that they are magic, devils, etc.)?

5. How does the description of military life in Chapter 3 reflect on English culture?

6. Describe what it means for an Eboe man to be designated as "Embrenche."

7. Who is John Mondle and what is his significance?

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

9. After Pascal sells him to a new owner, how does Equiano deal with the disappointment?

10. Why do you think Farmer wants to help Equiano?

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