STUDY GUIDE - Mary Rowlandson, Equiano, Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Complete this study guide and re-read both narratives BEFORE your test on Friday. Copy the questions and answer on your own paper. These will be turned in on the day of the test.

Rowlandson 1. What does the word “Restoration” in the bible mean? 2. What is Joseph doing when his mother finds him lying on the ground? 3. What brought Rowlandson the most comfort during her captivity? 4. To what is Rowlandson referring with she talks about “roaring lions and savage bears”? 5. What does the biblical character of Job represent to Rowlandson? 6. What had Rowlandson decided she would do if the Indians ever came for her? 7. What skill does Rowlandson use to obtain food? 8. To whom does Rowlandson turn for help during her captivity? Give more than one example. 9. How does Rowlandson’s faith sustain her during her captivity? 10. What was the price of Rowlandson’s ransom? 11. What type of narrative is Rowlandson’s story? 12. Why was this type of narrative so popular in England? Equiano 1. What is the ship’s “cargo”? 2. How does Equiano interpret the crew when he first sees them? 3. What does Equiano do with the drink offered to him? 4. Why are the people below deck so ill? 5. Why is Equiano brought to the upper deck? 6. What does Equiano compare the slaves in the merchant’s yard to? 7. Who was paid for the original capture of the narrator and his sister? 8. What are some of the things that Equiano observes on the ship and assumes to be magic? 9. What are some of the primary forms of punishment on the ship? 10. Define autobiography. 11. How many people were brought through the middle passage during the 1500-1800s? 12. What skills did Equiano learn that became profitable to him? 13. What type of narrative is Equiano’s story? Three Sovereigns for Sarah See 3 question sets previously provided for movie.