Question

Write a summary of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Include the central ideas and supporting details you identified. Organize your ideas logically. Write objectively and engagingly.

Answer 1

The correct answer (sample response) is:

Olaudah Equiano was terrified when he first saw the slave ship. His fear of the future was so horrible, he passed out cold. He knew by looking at his captors that he was never going to get home again. Because they looked so different than he and the other enslaved people looked, he knew what his future held. Even the conditions aboard the ship were horrible. The smells were awful and made Olaudah Equiano feel sick. When he refused to eat, he was beaten.

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Answer 2

The story begins by telling us of Equiano's early years. He was born in what is now Nigeria. When he was about eleven, he was kidnapped by slave traders and transported to America. Equiano worked on several ships, and was able to travel to many different countries. Eventually, he was purchased by a man in Philadelphia. He was able to save enough money to purchase his freedom in 1766. Equiano settled in Europe and continued to travel extensively. Eventually he wrote his autobiography and published it in two volumes in 1789.