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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins want to do?
(a) Increase his position with Colonel Lloyd.
(b) Buy his own farm.
(c) Keep his job by not being overly noticed.
(d) Earn enough money to buy his own slaves.

2. What is the writer of the second Preface famous for?
(a) Being a slave master.
(b) Writing.
(c) Being an anti-slavery orator.
(d) Being a slave trainer.

3. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?
(a) To get extra food.
(b) To be the head slave.
(c) To get an additional blanket.
(d) To work at the main farm.

4. Who did Douglass have to fight with to get his daily food?
(a) Other slave children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Pigs.
(d) All the slaves.

5. What did Douglass take with him when he went on errands for the Aulds?
(a) A book.
(b) A stick to write in the dirt.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglass remark about city slaves versus country slaves in Chapter 6?

2. What is Douglass's concern in Chapter 1 symbolic for?

3. What does Frederick Douglass say disgusts him in Chapter 1?

4. What is Douglass irritated with his mother for in Chapter 1?

5. Where is the opening Preface said to be written?

(see the answer key)

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