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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the English win the battle at Gibraltar, some French ships go aground. What happens to them?
(a) They are taken apart and the lumber is loaded on the English ships to take to the West Indies to sell.
(b) They are blown up.
(c) The boys who work on the ships are stranded on the Rock of Gibraltar, where they create their own society.
(d) They are towed by the English.

2. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?
(a) Pascal is killed, so Equiano is free.
(b) Equiano's hearing is restored.
(c) A recent Christian convert escapes death even though his entire cabin is destroyed.
(d) Equiano survives by floating on a coffin.

3. During the cannon battle against the French at Gibraltar, which of the following amazes Equiano?
(a) The kindness of the French when Pascal is taken prisoner.
(b) The deafening noise of the cannons.
(c) The blinding light from exploding underwater mines.
(d) The fearlessness of the Spanish.

4. What city does the fleet return to?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Marseilles.

5. How does Pascal keep Equiano on the ship when he is going to collect their naval pay?
(a) Drugs him.
(b) Pays his shipmates to tie him up and guard him.
(c) Threatens him with physical violence.
(d) Tricks him by telling them they aren't there yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle at Gibraltar, what happens to Pascal?

2. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?

3. When Equiano is enslaved to a chief, what kind of shop does he work in?

4. What minister does Equiano hear preach in Philadelphia?

5. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

(see the answer key)

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