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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pascal do for a living?
(a) Pascal owns a plantation in Virginia.
(b) Pascal runs a slave ship.
(c) Pascal is an officer in the British navy.
(d) Pascal owns a goldsmith shop.

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

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

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

5. What do some people say after the problems on the way from New Providence to Georgia?
(a) That Phillips is a good captain.
(b) That their problems are a punishment from God for trading in slaves.
(c) That Equiano sabotaged the ship.
(d) That Phillips's crew is cursed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?

2. What does the island where Equiano's new owner takes him have a reputation for?

3. Why is Equiano so lonely in Virginia?

4. What kind of work do most Eboe people do?

5. What happens to Equiano on shipboard on October 6?

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