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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 brings turkeys on the ship instead of bulls?
(a) Equiano decides he can make more money selling turkeys.
(b) Farmer goes back on his promise to allow Equiano to bring the bulls on board.
(c) Equiano decides to stop eating beef.
(d) Equiano's bulls die before he can get them on the ship.

2. Who helps Equiano decide to become a Christian?
(a) An old fisherman.
(b) An old hairdresser.
(c) Lord Mulgrave.
(d) John Annis.

3. What important change does Equiano's new religious faith produce?
(a) He no longer wants to live in England.
(b) He is no longer afraid to die.
(c) He no longer wants to be a bachelor.
(d) He no longer wants to be a hairdresser.

4. What dream does Equiano have on the way back from Cadiz?
(a) He dreams that he was never manumitted.
(b) He dreams of turkeys and bulls.
(c) He dreams that he will convert an Indian to Christianity.
(d) He dreams the crew will find a small boat.

5. When Irving and Equiano start their plantation, what happens to the boat they send off to trade?
(a) It is captured by the Spanish.
(b) Slaves hijack the boat and take it back to Africa.
(c) It is captured by the French.
(d) It wrecks after a careless crew member curses it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Equiano's conversion of the Native American not succeed?

2. Why does Equiano feel uncomfortable with his shipmates after October 6?

3. What sight does Equiano find strange in Turkey?

4. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?

5. When Farmer and his first mate are both ill, who steers the ship into port?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the trip to the North Pole develop Equiano's characterization?

2. Explain Equiano's economic argument for ending slavery.

3. Why does Equiano decide to leave Dr. Irving's plantation?

4. Why does the episode with John Annis affect Equiano's quest for a religion?

5. How does the episode in which Phillips's crew see a flock of flamingos characterize the crew?

6. When Equiano decides he needs to find a religion to commit to (after his trip to the North Pole), how does he begin his search?

7. What is the significance of Equiano's encounter with Hughes?

8. Describe and comment on Equiano's experiences with the Sierra Leone settlement.

9. What three elements of Equiano's visit with the fisherman help him decide to become a Christian?

10. What are the possible conclusions about Equiano's prophetic dream about finding a boat on the return trip from Cadiz?

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