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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Colonel Lloyd own that took five men to maintain?
(a) A ship.
(b) A garden.
(c) A large food storage building.
(d) A pool.

2. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?
(a) Maryland River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Chippewa River.
(d) Miles River.

3. Why does Douglas think Mr. Hopkins was replaced?
(a) He was not severe enough as a master.
(b) He was rude to Colonel Lloyd's children.
(c) He stole liquor.
(d) He stole money.

4. What is the female slave's name that Douglass describes being beaten by the supervisor in Chapter 1?
(a) Aunt Hester.
(b) Arlene Henry.
(c) Ann Jester.
(d) Jan Harris.

5. What is Douglass irritated with his mother for in Chapter 1?
(a) Not telling him who his father is.
(b) For leaving him even though he knows she could not help it.
(c) For coming to visit him, knowing she could get beaten for it.
(d) For dying.

6. What is the "West Indies Experiment?"
(a) An experiment to test working conditions on plantations.
(b) An experiment to see if slaves that were freed would be just as productive as the slaves who were not.
(c) An experiment to make white people slaves.
(d) An experiment to keep slave families together.

7. How many slaves were at the main farm?
(a) 10-20.
(b) 30-40.
(c) 300-400.
(d) 100-200.

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

9. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?
(a) Being beaten.
(b) His age.
(c) His mom.
(d) Not having enough food.

10. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.

11. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?
(a) Lloyd Family Farm.
(b) Great House Farm.
(c) Lloyd Farm House.
(d) Farm House of Lloyd.

12. How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd have in total?
(a) About 1,300.
(b) About 1,000.
(c) About 2,000.
(d) About 800.

13. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?
(a) His brother and sister.
(b) His first master.
(c) His slave friend.
(d) His mother and her parents.

14. What were the ships Phillips describes in the second Preface carrying?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?

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

3. What does Douglass focus on describing in Chapter 3?

4. Why was Douglass shocked at seeing the female slave being beaten in Chapter 1?

5. What does Phillips say he did while reading what Douglass had written?

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