What situation made Equiano wish for his former condition as a slave in Africa? the horrors he saw when he first boarded the slave ship
the beating he got upon boarding the slave ship
the realization that he might never return to his home again
his fear of white skin, which he had never seen before

What reason does orson welles gives at the press conference for his reaction to the panic cause by his radio broadcast the war of the worlds

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.