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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Equiano separated from the friend he makes when Equiano is first working for Pascal?
(a) Because Pascal does not want him to have friends.
(b) Because his friend escapes.
(c) Because of Pascal's reassignment.
(d) Because Equiano escapes.

2. Which statement best describes the Eboes' religious beliefs?
(a) They believe in a single God who created Earth.
(b) They believe that each animal and plant has its own god.
(c) They have never heard of the idea of God.
(d) The Eboe are Christians.

3. What does Equiano think is "magic" on the slave ships?
(a) The oranges and lemons the sailors use to prevent scurvy.
(b) Mermaids and monsters they see in the water.
(c) How the sailors make the ship move and stop.
(d) The stoves the cooks use to heat food on the ship.

4. When Farmer and his first mate are both ill, who steers the ship into port?
(a) Richard Baker.
(b) Equiano.
(c) King.
(d) The dying silversmith.

5. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To show respect to God.
(b) To prove that it is not poisoned.
(c) To show that they love their work.
(d) To prove that it tastes good.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano gets the opportunity to sail away with Farmer's ship, what does he do?

2. What does Equiano spend his time doing on the Isle of Wight?

3. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?

4. What kind of reputation does Equiano's second owner in the West Indies have?

5. Why do Pascal and Equiano go to London after the fleet returns?

(see the answer key)

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