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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 new name does Pascal give Equiano?

2. Why does Equiano think slaveholders in the West Indies are hypocrites?

3. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?

4. What does Equiano's first name, Olaudah, mean?

5. What is different about the second slave ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it ironic that Equiano goes with Pascal to help him find men to force into military service?

3. Discuss the significance of King's promise to make Equiano a clerk.

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

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

6. Describe Robert King's personality.

7. Describe the system of slavery practiced among the Eboe people.

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. Does Equiano's personality seem to change at all in Chapter 3?

10. In Chapter 3, does being purchased by Pascal seem like a good thing or a bad thing for Equiano?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the role of family throughout Equiano's Narrative.

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