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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. In Chapter 4, which two people does Equiano expect to be reunited with?
2. Why does Equiano get baptized?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how does Equiano say God has treated him?
4. Once King decides not to sell Equiano, what does King do?
5. Why does Equiano think that he and Pascal spend a whole year waiting for orders on the Isle of Wight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What upsets Equiano the most about the slave auctions in the West Indies?
2. Discuss the role of food in Chapter 2.
3. Explain the significance of the Eboe practice of merchants kissing the food that they are offering for sale.
4. What features of the life of the Eboe people as Equiano describes are most interesting or surprising?
5. The white people in Chapter 2 do not come out looking very good. How do you think white readers at the time Equiano wrote his book would have felt about his depiction of their race, and why?
6. Based on Equiano's descriptions of his experience as an African slave, would you say that system of slavery seems to match what Equiano told the reader about it in Chapter 1?
7. In Chapter 3, does being purchased by Pascal seem like a good thing or a bad thing for Equiano?
8. How is Equiano characterized by his behavior while he is a slave in Africa?
9. What are the two disappointments Equiano experiences in the Mediterranean?
10. After Pascal sells him to a new owner, how does Equiano deal with the disappointment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of family throughout Equiano's Narrative.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 10, Equiano decides to go to Turkey because the Turks are the most Christ-like people he believes he has met. Based on his descriptions of all the different national and ethnic groups he encounters, explain how he might have come to this conclusion. Is it supported by the information he has presented elsewhere in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Equiano is not the only person in his life story who experiences disappointments and setbacks on a regular basis. Select two disappointments, difficulties, or setbacks experienced by two different people other than Equiano and compare them to at least one of Equiano's setbacks.
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