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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garrison builds up Douglass as an icon of what movement in the Preface?
(a) Fundamentalist.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Abolitionist.
(d) Religious.

2. When was Garrison's newspaper published?
(a) During the Civil War.
(b) Before the Civil War.
(c) After the Civil War.
(d) Before, during, and after the Civil War.

3. Where did Douglass's master go in Chapter 9 that changed his behavior?
(a) A community meeting.
(b) A slaveholders meeting.
(c) A Methodist camp meeting.
(d) A Baptist camp meeting.

4. What extreme example does Douglass give in Chapter 4 of what slaveholders are able to get away with?
(a) Starving slaves.
(b) Overworking slaves.
(c) Murdering slaves.
(d) Beating slaves.

5. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?
(a) She had to move to a mud hut in the woods.
(b) She was sold to another slaveholder.
(c) She continued to care for her master.
(d) She was allowed to go and take Douglass with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Douglass unhappy during Chapter 7?

2. Why did Douglass have to go back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

3. Why was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than his previous owners?

4. Why did the Colonel put tar on the fence?

5. Who was Whittier?

(see the answer key)

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