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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 think they see cannibals, what are they really looking at?
(a) Flamingos.
(b) Themselves, reflected in a mirror that washed ashore.
(c) Pygmies.
(d) Polar bears.

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

3. 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 wrecks after a careless crew member curses it.
(d) It is captured by the French.

4. On the ship Nancy in 1766, where does Equiano go and make a lot of money?
(a) Eboe.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Cuba.

5. What does Equiano become convinced is necessary for salvation?
(a) Music, art, and poetry.
(b) Faith, hope, and charity.
(c) Manumission and education.
(d) Faith, love, and obedience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the English government start an expedition to Sierra Leone?

2. In Georgia, what does Equiano do that almost gets him flogged?

3. When he returns to England in Chapter 12, why does Equiano want to become ordained?

4. Why does Equiano decide to leave the plantation?

5. What important change does Equiano's new religious faith produce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare Phillips to Farmer.

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

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

5. How does his experience of being "born again" change Equiano's attitude toward life?

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

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

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

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

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

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