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

2. What happens after Equiano complains about the Sierra Leone project?
(a) Equiano is made a knight by the King.
(b) He loses his job.
(c) All the problems get fixed.
(d) All the corrupt officials are put in jail.

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

4. What does Equiano see in Philadelphia that pleases him?
(a) An all-black hospital.
(b) An all-black school.
(c) An all-black church.
(d) A museum.

5. What is the name of the Native American Equiano tries to convert to Christianity?
(a) Prince George.
(b) Dr. Irving.
(c) Chingachgook.
(d) Hiawatha.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano finds Pascal in England, how does Pascal react?

2. On the ship Nancy in 1766, where does Equiano go and make a lot of money?

3. While Equiano is getting everyone off the Nancy and to safety, what are the white crew members doing?

4. What do some people say after the problems on the way from New Providence to Georgia?

5. What is the name of the document that verifies a former slave has been given his or her freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Equiano want to become ordained?

7. How do Equiano's experiences in Georgia reflect on the conditions for free black men in the U.S. South before the Civil War?

8. How does his experience of being "born again" change Equiano's attitude toward life?

9. Compare Phillips to Farmer.

10. Describe Equiano's trip to New York and Philadelphia in 1784.

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