1. Olaudah Equiano Reading Questions

2. 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

3. 2. Setting: When and where did the story take place?
Africa and on the slave ship

4. 3. Initiating Event: What prompted the action in the story?
Equiano’s capture

5. 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. 6. Consequence: How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals?
Ate, slept and tried to comfort themselves

7. 7. Resolution: What were the consequences?
Equiano would become a slave

8. 8. Words I did not recognize: Write down the words you did not understand
Unbound, allayed, victuals, countenances, salutation, flogged, pestilential, respiration

9. 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.