Bonjour
1/List all the characters mentioned (les personnages)
Cinque, an African man captured by African slave-hunters in his village in Western Africa.
2/List all the elements referring to slavery and violence
was captured by African slave-hunters
a slave ship with hundreds of people
bought for $4.50
bound to a white owner
3/ Pick out some words referring to the slaves’living conditions.
He would be sold as a field worker; he was bound to live the rest of his life in service to his white master
his narrow space in the slave desk
the chains
4/ How do the slaves react? Quote from the text.
(l. 17) people killed themselves to keep from becoming slaves
(l.19) people who just got so tired of fighting the crueltu and violence that they gave up
(l. 20) they let other people decide for them who they were
5/ List all the elements connected to Cinque's past life and family
he held in it's head his wife image
the sound of his children playing in the yard
6/ Note down the elements referring to his native country.
a village in Western Africa
he was deternined to return to his homeland
4/ Find elements showing he wants to act as a free man, as opposed to the other slaves.
he was fighting it (the fact that he would be bound to a white master)
He will do whatever it takes to try to get back in his village with his beloved family ====>
He wouldn't forget. He would do what he had to do to get back to them ( quote l.14)
He didn't want to die that way.
7/ At the end of the text find an adjective showing the hero's stade of mind (état d'esprit)
determined
Dommage, les questions appellent pour certaines quasi les mêmes réponses....
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bonne soirée ☺☺☺
