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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious group does Equiano do a lot of business with in Philadelphia?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Puritans.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Catholic monks.

2. What does Equiano tell Farmer before Farmer dies?
(a) That Farmer never did Equiano any harm.
(b) That Equiano expects to see Farmer in heaven.
(c) That Farmer deserves to die because of the way he treated Equiano.
(d) That Equiano is still angry about the bulls.

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

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

5. What dream does Equiano have on the way back from Cadiz?
(a) He dreams that he will convert an Indian to Christianity.
(b) He dreams of turkeys and bulls.
(c) He dreams that he was never manumitted.
(d) He dreams the crew will find a small boat.

6. Where has Equiano traveled since the first edition of his Narrative was published?
(a) To Australia.
(b) Around the United States.
(c) Around the United Kingdom.
(d) To Russia.

7. What position does Equiano receive in relationship to the Sierra Leone project?
(a) He is the official hairdresser.
(b) He is the government's commissary.
(c) He is the government watchdog.
(d) He is the captain.

8. Why does Equiano not go to England immediately after receiving his freedom?
(a) He feels he has a duty to King and Farmer, so he continues working for them.
(b) Freed slaves are not allowed in England.
(c) He no longer wants to go to England because he likes Montserrat so much.
(d) He has fallen in love with a girl in Montserrat.

9. What does Equiano's experience on Mulgrave's expedition make him worry about?
(a) Being kidnapped.
(b) Money.
(c) Frostbite.
(d) Religion and the afterlife.

10. Why do the white men try to kidnap Equiano in Georgia?
(a) Because King sent them to find Equiano.
(b) So they can present him as an escaped slave and get money for him.
(c) Because they are angry about the wreck of the Nancy.
(d) Because they want to hold Equiano for ransom.

11. What boring job does Equiano hold before returning to the sea in 1784?
(a) Writing autobiographies for other people.
(b) Works for an English nobleman.
(c) Insurance sales.
(d) Turkey-plucking.

12. When Equiano finds Pascal in England, how does Pascal react?
(a) He has Equiano arrested as a runaway slave.
(b) He jumps up and down and shouts with joy.
(c) He hides from Equiano, fearing that his former slave will kill him.
(d) He is not happy to see Equiano.

13. What happens to the first season of crops at Dr. Irving's plantation?
(a) Half the crop is burned down by the Spanish.
(b) The entire crop is burned down by the French.
(c) Half the crop is washed away during the rainy season.
(d) Half the crop is eaten by crows.

14. What makes Equiano attracted to Christianity?
(a) He hears George Whitfield preach in London.
(b) Lord Mulgrave tells him that Christianity was what made him decide on his expedition.
(c) He falls in love with a Christian woman.
(d) Reading the New Testament.

15. After the rescue team arrives in New Providence and heads to Georgia, what happens to them?
(a) They get lost on the way to Georgia.
(b) They are eaten by cannibals.
(c) They almost wreck again.
(d) They are given medals for bravery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else goes wrong with the Sierra Leone project?

2. Why does Equiano feel uncomfortable with his shipmates after October 6?

3. Where does Dr. Irving decide to start a plantation?

4. What happens after Equiano complains about the Sierra Leone project?

5. When Equiano sees King again, what does he find out has happened to King?

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