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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. Why does Equiano brings turkeys on the ship instead of bulls?

2. What does Equiano become convinced is necessary for salvation?

3. When the crew think they see cannibals, what are they really looking at?

4. When he decides to buy his freedom, how much money has Equiano saved?

5. What position does Equiano receive in relationship to the Sierra Leone project?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the episode with the silversmith parallel earlier events in The Interesting Narrative?

2. What three elements of Equiano's visit with the fisherman help him decide to become a Christian?

3. When Equiano decides he needs to find a religion to commit to (after his trip to the North Pole), how does he begin his search?

4. Describe Equiano's trip to New York and Philadelphia in 1784.

5. Is Equiano's encounter with Pascal when he returns to England the way you expected it to be?

6. What is the significance of Equiano's encounter with Hughes?

7. How does the episode in which Phillips's crew see a flock of flamingos characterize the crew?

8. Is there an implicit argument being made in Equiano's description of the time he spent in Turkey?

9. How are Equiano and Farmer each characterized by the incident with the bulls and the turkeys?

10. Compare Phillips to Farmer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Equiano's life story exposed him to many different cultures. His book explores African culture, English culture, plantation culture, maritime culture, military culture, and religious culture, among others. Select three different cultural or subcultural groups that Equiano describes and compare and contrast them.

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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