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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Pascal keep Equiano on the ship when he is going to collect their naval pay?
2. In 1761, when Equiano's ship is accidentally rammed by another English ship, what does Equiano think is a miracle?
3. Why does Captain Farmer want Equiano to work for him?
4. What does Equiano conclude about Pascal selling him?
5. Which statement best describes the Eboe's living arrangements?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the significance of King's promise to make Equiano a clerk.
2. In Chapter 3, does being purchased by Pascal seem like a good thing or a bad thing for Equiano?
3. Why is it ironic that Equiano goes with Pascal to help him find men to force into military service?
4. Compare Equiano's experiences in Montserrat with his experiences in Philadelphia.
5. Why do you think Equiano does not try to escape when he's on shore after the British win the battle?
6. Describe the system of slavery practiced among the Eboe people.
7. Why do you think Pascal acts the way he does near the end of Chapter 4?
8. In Chapter 4, how can readers learn more about Equiano's personality?
9. How does the description of military life in Chapter 3 reflect on English culture?
10. List two important concepts in Eboe religion, as Equiano describes it.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance and role of literacy in Equiano's life as described throughout The Interesting Narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of family throughout Equiano's Narrative.
Essay Topic 3
The word "interesting" as used in the title of The Interesting Narrative would have had at least two meanings for eighteenth-century readers. "Interesting" would have meant, as it still does today, something like "entertaining" or at least "not boring." In addition, "interesting" would have meant something like "sympathetic." In other words, it would have meant that the narrative was likely to make the readers "interested in" or sympathetic to Equiano. Based on the title, then, the autobiography has the dual goals of entertaining the reader and making the reader sympathize with the author. How well does the book achieve these two goals?
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