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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When discussing his relationship with Mr. G, Vassa mentions that he enjoyed correspondence with Mr. G until the man died in which year?
(a) 1704.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1814.

2. While describing the cruelty of Mr. D------'s son, Prince tells of another slave who dies when the son throws her into prickly pear bushes. What is this slave's name?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Hetty.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Hannah.

3. In Chapter 3, Vassa has chillblains and is unable to enjoy which place he'd been excited to see?
(a) Holland.
(b) New York.
(c) Turkey.
(d) London.

4. In his discussion of the Indians in Cadiz, how many wives does Vassa say the Indians have?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

5. After his initial voyage as a kidnapped slave, Vassa is taken off the slave ship at which Caribbean island?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Antigua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the free mulatto woman who makes Prince's life difficult during her service to the Wood family?

2. By what name is Vassa called during his time on board the "Industrious Bee" trading ship?

3. As Douglass' narrative begins, he says he was born in which of the following towns?

4. For what sum does Mrs. Bruce purchase Brent's freedom at the end of the narrative?

5. Upon becoming pregnant, which relative does Brent most fear telling of her pregnancy?

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