Comprehension question for Olaudah Equiano story

Task: Answer the following questions for Olaudah Equinano story

Comprehension Check Questions
For what crimes were slaves punished? And what was the punishment?
Some of the crimes the slaves were punished for was for preferring death over slavery, and trying to get food to survive. Their punishment was getting beaten with sticks and whips and being starved.

Critical Thinking Questions
Interpret: Why does Equiano blame the illness aboard the ship on the “improvident avarice” of the traders?
Equiano blames the illness aboard the ship on the improvident avarice of the traders because the traders would not care for the slaves. They would not give them food and kept them in tight places without much air for them to breathe.

Support from the text
How can you tell that Equiano has a great zest for life despite his assertion that he wanted to die?
Equiano has a great zest of life despite his assertion that he wanted to die because he would be curious about quadrant the traders would use and he was curious about how the whites were riding on the horses.

Infer
What does this passage reveal about the author?
This passage reveal that the author is very curious and his curiously helped his decision of not killing himself.

Draw conclusion
Explain what a variety of languages indicates about the slave trade.
The variety of languages indicates that the slaves were taking from different parts of Africa and the world.

Thematic Focus:
When one culture dominates another, what troubles might society face? When one culture dominates another society might have to face discrimination, war, hate groups, and losing their culture.