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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. During the battle at Gibraltar, what is Equiano's job?

2. Why does Equiano believe he has already bought his way out of slavery in Chapter 4?

3. Once King decides not to sell Equiano, what does King do?

4. Who does Pascal sell Equiano to?

5. Which statement best describes the Eboes' religious beliefs?

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. Discuss the role of food in Chapter 2.

3. What features of the life of the Eboe people as Equiano describes are most interesting or surprising?

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

5. Who is John Mondle and what is his significance?

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

7. What are the two disappointments Equiano experiences in the Mediterranean?

8. Describe what it means for an Eboe man to be designated as "Embrenche."

9. Describe Captain Doran's personality.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast John Annis's life with Equiano's. Could Equiano have met a fate like Annis's? What enables Equiano to avoid a sad end like Annis's? Be sure to identify the turning points during Equiano's life when things might have gone differently and set him on a course more like Annis's, and explain how Equiano avoided those dangers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast slavery in Africa as described by Equiano with slavery of Africans held by Englishmen as Equiano describes it. Be sure to include as many points of comparison as possible.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of family throughout Equiano's Narrative.

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