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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the job that Douglass performed for Daniel when he went hunting?
(a) He did bird calls.
(b) He chased squirrels up trees.
(c) He retrieved the birds.
(d) He flushed out the birds.

2. What was the name of the plantation owner where Douglass was treated better than other slaves?
(a) Garrison.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) Phillips.

3. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?
(a) His brother and sisters.
(b) His aunts and uncles.
(c) His first masters and the farms he lived on.
(d) His mother and her parents.

4. What was the name of the overseer who Douglass describes as cursing all day and whose death was seen as a blessing in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Hopkins.
(b) Mr. Lloyd.
(c) Mr. Severe.
(d) Mr. Anthony.

5. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?
(a) Table scraps.
(b) Mush.
(c) Beans.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?

2. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?

3. Who did Douglass have to fight with to get his daily food?

4. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?

5. Which master did the slaves know to be violent in Chapter 8?

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