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Olaudah Equiano Review
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1
Which is the best summary of this autobiography?
the journey went from Africa to North America
The ocean crossings were horrible for slaves
Equiano escaped being chained because he was ill
the air on slave ships was filthy
2
Why did the crew stop the slaves from jumping overboard?
They didn't want the captain to get angry
They didn't want to end the voyage
They didn't want to lose money from lost cargo
They didn't want the slaves to swim
3
Why did Olaudah Equiano write
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oladah Equiano
?
to persuade readers of slavery's evil
to entertain readers with sea stories
to inform readers about marine life
to contrast life in Africa and Barbados
4
When Equiano describes the many smells on the ship, he counts them as
copious
or
foregin
few
pleasant
plentiful
5
Fill in the blank: There are some _______ foods that I think would make me sick to eat.
commendation
loathsome
procure
desolate
6
Which genre is Equiano's story?
Short story
Novel
Historical fiction
Slave narrative
7
What was Equiano's main purpose in writing?
to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
to change public opinion about slavery
to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel
to entertain readers with dramatic episodes of his life
8
What attitude toward slavery does the narrative most strongly convey?
outrage
tolerance
indifference
understanding
9
What does Equiano mean of "many of the inhabitants of the deep" who were happier than he was?
the slaves asleep in the ship's hold
the slaves who jumped into the sea
the fish and other ocean creatures
the slave traders asleep in their cabins
10
What does Equiano describe in our excerpt of
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
?
the ocean journey on a slave ship
the struggle to abolish slavery
the sea life he observed on board
the loss of his African culture
11
Why was Equiano afraid when he first boards the ship?
He was afraid he would be eaten
He was afraid he would not know anyone
He was afraid he would get lost
He was afraid he would be sent back home
12
Which detail would be left out of a summary of this autobiography?
the ship's conditions were terrible
many slaves were infected with disease
some slaves were from the same area
most slaves were kept in the ship's hold
13
What does the treatment of slaves reveal about the captors' attitudes toward human life?
The crewmen want to eat their captives
The crewmen view their captives as human beings
The crewmen view their captives as fish
The white crewmen view their captives as cargo
14
Equiano's appeal to the reader's sympathies or emotion is known as
Migos
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
15
Why did slaves jump off the ship?
They hoped to swim to shore
They wanted to give others more room
They hoped to find another boat
They preferred death to slavery
16
Fill in the blank: The students felt ______ when they remembered they have to take a test.
commendation
procure
quench
dejection
17
What gives this story its strength?
its similarity to an African folk tale
its poetic words and figures of speech
its logical arguments against slavery
its anecdotal personal account
18
Equiano was placed on the deck of the ship because
there was no room for him below deck
he was being punished, and the wind and rain were fierce
conditions below deck were unpleasant
his captors feared he might die below deck
