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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 Equiano's business go in Philadelphia?

2. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

3. What work does Equiano do at first for his second owner in the West Indies?

4. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?

5. Who does Equiano become friends with after he is purchased by Pascal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are King, Equiano, and Famer all characterized by the episode when King threatens to sell Equiano and Farmer persuades him not to do that?

2. According to Equiano, what is slavery in the West Indies like?

3. In Chapter 4, how is Pascal's personality revealed to readers?

4. In Chapter 3, how is Pascal characterized?

5. Why does Equiano believe that the end of the war means he will be free?

6. In Chapter 4, how can readers learn more about Equiano's personality?

7. Explain the significance of the Eboe practice of merchants kissing the food that they are offering for sale.

8. Why do you think Equiano does not try to escape when he's on shore after the British win the battle?

9. After Pascal sells him to a new owner, how does Equiano deal with the disappointment?

10. Why do you think Pascal acts the way he does near the end of Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any three locations that Equiano travels to or describes in The Interesting Narrative. What conclusions can readers draw from the information Equiano presents about these three different locations?

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

In Chapter 1, Equiano states that he wants to avoid being either vain or boring in writing his own life story, but that instead he wants to provide "satisfaction" and "promote the interest of humanity." How well does he avoid being vain or boring? How well does he achieve his goals of providing "satisfaction" or entertainment to readers and promoting "the interest of humanity"?

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