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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 Equiano get baptized?
(a) Because he doesn't understand that baptism is a religious act.
(b) Because the Eboe practiced baptism, too.
(c) Because he has converted to Islam.
(d) Because an Englishwoman he visits tells him he can't get into heaven otherwise.

2. After the war is over, where do Pascal and Equiano go?
(a) London to collect pay from the navy.
(b) Montserrat to start a sugar plantation.
(c) Virginia to visit Equiano's former master, where Pascal purchased him.
(d) Paris.

3. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?
(a) A recent Christian convert escapes death even though his entire cabin is destroyed.
(b) Equiano survives by floating on a coffin.
(c) Pascal is killed, so Equiano is free.
(d) Equiano's hearing is restored.

4. How does Equiano describe the living conditions of most slaves in the West Indies?
(a) Better than anywhere else Equiano has been, because the weather is so nice and the slaves are allowed to spend Saturdays on the beaches.
(b) Not any worse than anywhere else.
(c) Filthy and unhealthy.
(d) About the same as the living conditions of the slave owners.

5. When Equiano feels an earthquake during the night, what does he think it is?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) He thinks he's on a ship in rough waters.
(c) A dream.
(d) Kids shaking his bed to play a prank.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the English win the battle at Gibraltar, some French ships go aground. What happens to them?

2. While he's in Philadelphia, who tells Equiano that he won't be a slave long?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?

4. When Equiano is enslaved to a chief, what kind of shop does he work in?

5. When he renames Equiano, who is Pascal naming Equiano after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What features of the life of the Eboe people as Equiano describes are most interesting or surprising?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the character of Thomas Farmer as it is developed in Chapter 6.

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

9. Why do you think Equiano does not try to escape when he's on shore after the British win the battle?

10. In Chapter 3, how is Pascal characterized?

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