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

2. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

3. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?
(a) A headdress of feathers.
(b) A silver badge.
(c) A scar on the forehead.
(d) A red armband.

4. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?
(a) He is the only child on the plantation.
(b) He doesn't speak English, and the other slaves don't speak his language.
(c) He is the only slave on the plantation.
(d) The other slaves don't like him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Embrenche" mean?

2. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?

3. What does Equiano expect to do after the war?

4. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

5. After the war is over, where do Pascal and Equiano go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the significance of King's promise to make Equiano a clerk.

3. How is Equiano characterized by his behavior while he is a slave in Africa?

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

5. Based on Equiano's descriptions of his experience as an African slave, would you say that system of slavery seems to match what Equiano told the reader about it in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, how is Pascal's personality revealed to readers?

10. List two important concepts in Eboe religion, as Equiano describes it.

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