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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He does not like the food.
(c) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.
(d) He has stomach flu.

2. When Equiano gets the opportunity to sail away with Farmer's ship, what does he do?
(a) Sails to Philadelphia.
(b) Sails to Africa.
(c) Doesn't take the ship.
(d) Sails away, but gets lost.

3. During the battle at Gibraltar, what is Equiano's job?
(a) Running to the cannon with explosive gun powder to the cannons can be reloaded.
(b) Steering the ship.
(c) Cleaning blood off the deck.
(d) Carrying messages from Pascal to the captain.

4. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?
(a) The eastern sea coast.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) The western sea coast.
(d) Johannesburg, South Africa.

5. How does Equiano describe the living conditions of most slaves in the West Indies?
(a) Filthy and unhealthy.
(b) About the same as the living conditions of the slave owners.
(c) Not any worse than anywhere else.
(d) Better than anywhere else Equiano has been, because the weather is so nice and the slaves are allowed to spend Saturdays on the beaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?

2. Why does Equiano get baptized?

3. How does the battle in the ocean between the French and the English end?

4. What does Equiano see while doing his job at the battle at Gibraltar?

5. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

(see the answer key)

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