Olaudah Equiano Reading Questions
1. Characters: Who are the main characters 1. Characters: Who are the main characters? What distinguishes them from other characters? Equiano, his sister, captors and slaves
2. Setting: When and where did the story take place? Africa and on the slave ship
3. Initiating Event: What prompted the action in the story? Equiano’s capture
5. Goal: What did the main Characters decide to do? Did they set a goal? What was it? Cope with the conditions and survive
6. Consequence: How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals? Ate, slept and tried to comfort themselves
7. Resolution: What were the consequences? Equiano would become a slave
8. Words I did not recognize: Write down the words you did not understand Unbound, allayed, victuals, countenances, salutation, flogged, pestilential, respiration
Summary Olaudah Equiano was captured from Africa at a very young age and was forced onto a ship where he would be sent to the Americas. He faced many difficult situations including chains, flogging and terrible smells.