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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else goes wrong with the Sierra Leone project?
(a) Many of the slaves die because there aren't adequate provisions.
(b) The former slaves decide they don't want to go back to Africa.
(c) The ships get lost.
(d) The ships all wreck because sailors curse them.

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

3. Why do the natives like Dr. Irving?
(a) Because he gives them whiskey and guns.
(b) Because he can dance and sing well.
(c) Because he converts them to Christianity.
(d) Because he cures snake bites.

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

5. How does Dr. Irving die?
(a) Eating a poisoned fish.
(b) Killed in battle with the French.
(c) Drowns.
(d) From a poisonous snake bite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Equiano do that he later thinks is a cause of the wreck of the Nancy?

2. Why does Equiano brings turkeys on the ship instead of bulls?

3. What is the purpose of the expedition led by Lord Mulgrave that Equiano joins?

4. Once they are on the desert island, what does the crew do for food?

5. Whose sermon helps Equiano understand what is required for salvation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Equiano goes back and forth so much between going to sea and other ways of making a living, like hairdressing?

2. Is there an implicit argument being made in Equiano's description of the time he spent in Turkey?

3. Does the manumission of Equiano seem like a high point to this autobiography?

4. What three elements of Equiano's visit with the fisherman help him decide to become a Christian?

5. Why does the episode with John Annis affect Equiano's quest for a religion?

6. Why does Equiano choose to go with Dr. Irving to start a plantation in Jamaica?

7. When Equiano decides he needs to find a religion to commit to (after his trip to the North Pole), how does he begin his search?

8. How does the trip to the North Pole develop Equiano's characterization?

9. Why does Equiano decide to leave Dr. Irving's plantation?

10. Why does Equiano want to become ordained?

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