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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 the crew of the Nancy sees another ship, what do they learn from the crew of that ship?
(a) They are in the Bermuda Triangle and will never get out alive.
(b) The crew of the other ship is stranded too.
(c) They are sailing in fresh water, so they should put down their buckets where they are.
(d) There are cannibals on the islands around them.

2. How does the crew of Mulgrave's expedition survive?
(a) They kill the whale and use its body to keep the ship afloat.
(b) They chase off the Eskimos with cannon fire.
(c) Equiano and the first mate tie the captain up and take over the ship.
(d) They saw through the ice to keep enough water around the ship to prevent it from being completely stuck.

3. Why does Equiano decide to leave the plantation?
(a) He is tired of people trying to kidnap him.
(b) He can't take the loss of the crops.
(c) He is scared of the Spanish.
(d) He feels he is far from God there.

4. What new profession does Equiano learn in England?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Printing.
(c) School-teaching.
(d) Hairdressing.

5. On the way to Cadiz, when Equiano's ship crashes into the rocks, how does Equiano amaze everyone?
(a) By being completely calm.
(b) By steering the ship through the rocks into harbor at New Providence.
(c) By admitting he caused the wreck by cursing the ship.
(d) By personally carrying every member of the crew ashore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Equiano blame for the failure of his attempted conversion of the Native American?

2. What does Equiano do to try to help Annis?

3. Where has Equiano traveled since the first edition of his Narrative was published?

4. What happens after Equiano complains about the Sierra Leone project?

5. What dream does Equiano have on the way back from Cadiz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Equiano choose to go with Dr. Irving to start a plantation in Jamaica?

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

4. Do you think it makes sense for Equiano to believe that he made the ship wreck by cursing it?

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

6. Does the manumission of Equiano seem like a high point to this autobiography?

7. Why does Equiano want to become ordained?

8. 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?

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

10. How are Equiano and Farmer each characterized by the incident with the bulls and the turkeys?

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