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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gustavus Vassa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Vassa's new wife?
(a) Miss Jasper.
(b) Miss Cullen.
(c) Miss Edwards.
(d) Miss King.

2. Which of the following jobs does Vassa perform at the end of Chapter 8 that he has never performed before?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Captain.
(c) Parson.
(d) Merchant.

3. Which of the following fruits does Vassa NOT plant on his visit to the Bahamas?
(a) Orange.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Apple.
(d) Lime.

4. In what year does Vassa arrive in Plymouth?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1777.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1764.

5. When discussing the plight of slaves in Barbados, Vassa says the average life expectancy for a slave there is how long?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 16 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following instruments does Vassa learn to play during his spare time as a free man?

2. What does the name "Olaudah" mean in Vassa's native language, according to his description of his childhood?

3. To which of the following people is Vassa sold at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the ship Vassa's master purchases to travel to Philadelphia?

5. What is the name of the slave owner with whom Vassa has trouble after purchasing his freedom?

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