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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. What does Equiano see at Brimstone Hill?
2. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
3. What is the first merchandise that Equiano buys to start his trading business?
4. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?
5. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?
Short Essay Questions
1. List two important concepts in Eboe religion, as Equiano describes it.
2. Does Equiano's personality seem to change at all in Chapter 3?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 4, how is Pascal's personality revealed to readers?
5. What is the effect on the reader of Equiano's emphasis on his early impressions of white people (that they are magic, devils, etc.)?
6. How is Equiano characterized by his behavior while he is a slave in Africa?
7. Who is John Mondle and what is his significance?
8. Why does Equiano learn navigation but then not use his new skills when he has the opportunity to escape on Farmer's ship?
9. Discuss the significance of King's promise to make Equiano a clerk.
10. Why is it ironic that Equiano goes with Pascal to help him find men to force into military service?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Equiano's narrative includes many different kinds of travel, from his forced travel as a slave to travel for commercial purposes to exploratory travel. Compare the different kinds of travel Equiano describes, making sure to cover all the categories of travel you identify and to use examples from as many different voyages in the book as possible.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of Miss Guerins in the book, including both (a) her role in Equiano's life and (b) the effect of the presence of this figure in the book on the white eighteenth-century reader.
Essay Topic 3
Choose any one of the people who play an important role in Equiano's life (one of his owners, family members, or friends). Does the personality of that person appear to change during his or her interactions with Equiano?
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