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1. What are some of the emotions Equiano experiences when he is first aboard the slave ship?

Reading Check. 1. What are some of the emotions Equiano experiences when he is first aboard the slave ship?. Equiano feels terror, anguish, grief, apprehension, fear, dismay, confusion. 2. Why is Equiano allowed to stay mostly on the deck?.

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1. What are some of the emotions Equiano experiences when he is first aboard the slave ship?

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  1. Reading Check 1. What are some of the emotions Equiano experiences when he is first aboard the slave ship? Equiano feels terror, anguish, grief, apprehension, fear, dismay, confusion. 2. Why is Equiano allowed to stay mostly on the deck? Equiano becomes so ill that his survival depends on his staying on deck where the air is fresh. 3. Why does Equiano feel a little better when he hears that he will work for white people? He thinks he might be killed by his captors and believes that working for white people will be better than dying. . . .continued

  2. Reading Check 4. How does the crew’s disposal of their leftover fish show their cruelty? Even though the crew does not want the fish, they toss it into the sea rather than give it to the hungry Africans who are begging for it. 5. Why does the system of selling slaves cause Equiano to call buyers “nominal Christians?” Family members are separated from each other and cannot even have the comfort of being with loved ones. People who were true Christians would not be so cruel..

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