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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 does Equiano do to try to help Annis?
(a) Follows him to the West Indies to try to help him regain his freedom.
(b) Tries to pull him out of the mouth of the white whale.
(c) Begs Dr. Irving to give Annis his freedom.
(d) Gets Lord Mulgrave to have Pascal arrested.

2. Why does Hughes tie Equiano up?
(a) He doesn't like Christians.
(b) He wants to sell Equiano back into slavery.
(c) He is afraid Equiano will attack him in his sleep.
(d) He knows Equiano is good at navigation.

3. What boring job does Equiano hold before returning to the sea in 1784?
(a) Turkey-plucking.
(b) Insurance sales.
(c) Writing autobiographies for other people.
(d) Works for an English nobleman.

4. What other new skills does Equiano study in England?
(a) Music and arithmetic.
(b) Dance and navigation.
(c) Painting and trigonometry.
(d) Acting and herbal healing.

5. What does King give Equiano when Equiano is leaving for England in Chapter 9?
(a) A letter that says "Keep this boy running."
(b) A letter saying that Equiano has a good character.
(c) Some turkeys and bulls.
(d) A Bible that belonged to Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?

2. What happens to John Annis on the boat to Turkey?

3. What does Equiano see in Philadelphia that pleases him?

4. What does Equiano become convinced is necessary for salvation?

5. Where does Dr. Irving decide to start a plantation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of what happens to the bulls and the turkeys before the end of the voyage?

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

3. Describe Equiano's trip to New York and Philadelphia in 1784.

4. Is there an implicit argument being made in Equiano's description of the time he spent in Turkey?

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

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

7. Why do you think Equiano goes back and forth so much between going to sea and other ways of making a living, like hairdressing?

8. How do Equiano's experiences in Georgia reflect on the conditions for free black men in the U.S. South before the Civil War?

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

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

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