Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then  summarize his capture and separation from his sister.

  
Olaudah Equiano…
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1. Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then 
summarize his capture and separation from his sister.
2. Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men
who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears 
does he have? How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved 
as he was? 
3. These few pages are, in some textbooks, subtitled “The Horrors of the Slave Ship.” 
List five “horrors” from pp. 380-382 that strike you as particularly dreadful.
4. Describe the procedure for selling the slaves describe on p. 383. (Do not forget this 
part of the question.) According to Equiano, what is the greatest horror of the selling 
of slaves? At the end of the chapter, he writes, “Surely, this is a new refinement in  
cruelty.” To what is he referring?
5. Describe Equiano’s friendship with Richard Baker, found at the end of chapter III on 
p. 385. Comment on at least one other thing that stands out to you from chapter III. 
6. The excerpt from chapter VII describes how Equiano gained his freedom. How did 
this come about? Who helped him? Respond to Equiano’s expression of the joy he 
felt at being free. Which images best express his feeling to you? Were you moved by 
this passage?
7. Explain one of the allusions from this passage – either his reference to Peter in prison 
or the reference to Elijah.