4. What piece of textual evidence supports your answer to question 2? "...there were several brothers, who, in the sale, were sold in different lots..."
"O, ye nominal Christians!"
"Must every tender feeling be likewise sacrificed to your avarice?"
"Surely, this is a new refinement in cruelty..."
5. Does Equiano have a positive or negative connotation with the words/phrases
"luxury," "lust of gain," or "avarice"?
positive
negative
neutral
6. What is the purpose of the passage?
To persuade.
To entertain.
To inform
There is no purpose.