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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 is sick in London, what treatment does the doctor recommend that Equiano refuses?
(a) Surgery to remove a tumor.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Amputation of his left leg.
(d) Blood transfusion.

2. What city is Pascal sent to help in an attack on?
(a) New York City.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Louisborough, in French Canada.

3. Why does King tell Equiano that he plans to sell him?
(a) Because King thinks Equiano would be happier somewhere else.
(b) Because King heard that Equiano plans to run away.
(c) Because King is going bankrupt and has no choice.
(d) Because King can't stand the heat on Montserrat and is moving back to England.

4. Besides the slaveowners, where else does Equiano place blame for the treatment of the slaves in the West Indies?
(a) The slaves themselves.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) The laws that govern slavery in the islands.
(d) The people in Virginia, who influence the people on the islands.

5. How does Equiano react when he is told he won't be a slave long?
(a) He doesn't believe what he's told.
(b) He's worried about how he'll make a living.
(c) He decides he should go ahead and run away.
(d) He's very happy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?

3. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?

4. What work does Equiano do for the owner who takes him to the West Indies?

5. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the system of slavery practiced among the Eboe people.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Discuss the role of food in Chapter 2.

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

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

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