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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 long is Equiano reunited with his sister?

2. Why does Equiano sail to so many places in the Atlantic?

3. What does the island where Equiano's new owner takes him have a reputation for?

4. After the war is over, where do Pascal and Equiano go?

5. During the cannon battle against the French at Gibraltar, which of the following amazes Equiano?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert King's personality.

2. Explain the argument Equiano makes to prove that Africans are related to Europeans.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 3, how is Pascal characterized?

7. Based on Equiano's descriptions of his experience as an African slave, would you say that system of slavery seems to match what Equiano told the reader about it in Chapter 1?

8. What upsets Equiano the most about the slave auctions in the West Indies?

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

10. Describe Captain Doran's personality.

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

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

Compare Equiano's relationships with each of the people who "own" him, being sure to consider the overall character of the relationship, the way in which Equiano's relationship with each owner did or did not help Equiano to put forward any of his own goals, and the ways in which the relationship with each owner began and ended.

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