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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 do the Eboe mostly drink?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Palm wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.
2. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?
(a) Reading and writing to increase his education.
(b) Playing cards and dice.
(c) Lifting weights and running.
(d) Arguing for an end to slavery.
3. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?
(a) Equiano survives by floating on a coffin.
(b) Equiano's hearing is restored.
(c) A recent Christian convert escapes death even though his entire cabin is destroyed.
(d) Pascal is killed, so Equiano is free.
4. What city does the fleet return to?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Marseilles.
5. Which of the following is a reason Equiano likes Robert King?
(a) King pays Equiano better than most slaves are paid.
(b) King lets Equiano choose his own food and clothing.
(c) King does not make Equiano work.
(d) King offers to let Equiano marry one of his daughters.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who spreads a lie about Equiano?
2. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
4. How does it happen that the French attack the English on the way back across the Atlantic?
5. What work does Equiano do at first for his second owner in the West Indies?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the system of slavery practiced among the Eboe people.
2. Why is it ironic that Equiano goes with Pascal to help him find men to force into military service?
3. In Chapter 4, how can readers learn more about Equiano's personality?
4. Discuss the significance of King's promise to make Equiano a clerk.
5. What features of the life of the Eboe people as Equiano describes are most interesting or surprising?
6. Does Equiano's personality seem to change at all in Chapter 3?
7. According to Equiano, what is slavery in the West Indies like?
8. Discuss the significance of Equiano's trip to Philadelphia.
9. Why do you think Farmer wants to help Equiano?
10. Compare Equiano's experiences in Montserrat with his experiences in Philadelphia.
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