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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?

2. What happened when Phillips went to the police about issues related to slavery?

3. Why did the slaves say kind words about their masters?

4. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Colonel Lloyd's horses and carriages cared for?

2. What was the situation surrounding Demby's death?

3. Why did the slaves claim that their master was better than other slaves' masters?

4. How does Douglass compare slaves to animals in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Garrison make Douglass seem to be so important to the abolitionist movement?

6. Why is Douglass so concerned about his age in Chapter 1?

7. What does Phillips compare slaves to in the second Preface?

8. Describe the Great House Farm. Who owned it?

9. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

10. What was the punishment, if any, for killing a slave at this time in history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Douglass's memoir. From what perspective is the memoir written? In what tense is it related? Why are these decisions by the writer important?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Douglass's encounters with Mr. Covey and the fight they came to. How did the confrontation with Mr. Covey affect Douglass? Was this a turning point in Douglass's life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Douglass's relationship to Mrs. Auld? Is there more to the relationship than Mrs. Auld teaching him the alphabet? What does she represent for Douglass?

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