Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Olaudah Equiano
1- OLAUDAH EQUIANO WAS 11 YEARS OLD WHEN HE AND HIS SISTER WERE KIDNAPPED FROM HIS VILLAGE WHILE THE ADULTS WERE AWAY WORKING IN THE FIELDS. AFTER A JOURNEY OF SEVERAL DAYS, OLAUDAH AND HIS SISTER WERE SEPARATED, AND FOR THE NEXT SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS OLAUDAH WAS SOLD SEVERAL TIMES TO AFRICAN MASTERS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. EVENTUALLY HE ENDED UP ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA, WHERE HE WAS PLACED ONBOARD A SLAVE SHIP HEADED FOR THE WEST INDIES.
2- The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into error when I was carried on board. I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew; and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were going to kill me. Their

According to Equiano's account, who captured him and took him to the slave ship?
A. White men who were paid well to capture blacks for slaves
B. Equiano's own family, who sold their children for white man's money.
C. Black men hired to find slaves for the white men

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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Olaudah Equiano
1- OLAUDAH EQUIANO WAS 11 YEARS OLD WHEN HE AND HIS SISTER WERE KIDNAPPED FROM HIS VILLAGE WHILE THE ADULTS WERE AWAY WORKING IN THE FIELDS. AFTER A JOURNEY OF SEVERAL DAYS, OLAUDAH AND HIS SISTER WERE SEPARATED, AND FOR THE NEXT SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS OLAUDAH WAS SOLD SEVERAL TIMES TO AFRICAN MASTERS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. EVENTUALLY HE ENDED UP ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA, WHERE HE WAS PLACED ONBOARD A SLAVE SHIP HEADED FOR THE WEST INDIES.
2- The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into error when I was carried on board. I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew; and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were going to kill me. Their
 

According to Equiano's account, who captured him and took him to the slave ship?
A. White men who were paid well to capture blacks for slaves
B. Equiano's own family, who sold their children for white man's money.
C. Black men hired to find slaves for the white men

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