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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what sum does Mrs. Bruce purchase Brent's freedom at the end of the narrative?
(a) $300.
(b) $200.
(c) $600.
(d) $400.

2. How long does it take for Ellen to arrive in Brooklyn after she leaves Mr. Sands?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. How long do Brent and Ellen support themselves in Boston?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 8 months.

4. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?
(a) Potter.
(b) Weaver.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Baker.

5. In his discussion of his childhood, what does Douglass say is the name of the man who owns his mother?
(a) Mr. Gale.
(b) Mr. Cage.
(c) Mr. Stewart.
(d) Mr. Winthrop.

6. In Garrison's Preface, he says that he sought the aid of the General Agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. What is the name of this man?
(a) Collins.
(b) Remond.
(c) O'Connell.
(d) Henry.

7. After Brent's deceiving letters home, Dr. Flint writes to the major of which city in search of her?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Boston.
(c) Marblehead.
(d) Princeton.

8. How old is Douglass in Chapter 8?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 17.

9. Garrison states in his Preface that Douglass proves slaves in Maryland were treated slightly better than slaves in all BUT WHICH of the following states?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Louisiana.

10. How long does Douglass live with his rented master?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 months.

11. How old is Brent's grandmother?
(a) 75.
(b) 68.
(c) 50.
(d) 84.

12. As a child, Brent watches a mother lose how many of her children at a slave auction?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

13. Where is Douglass sent when he leaves Lloyd's plantation?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) Annapolis.

14. What is the name of the neighbor's slave in Chapter 6 whom Douglass witnesses fighting for food with the pigs?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Dinah.
(d) Mary.

15. Where does Benny say he thinks his mother is when Dr. Flint asks him?
(a) New York.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?

2. Upon Mrs. Bruce's death, how long does the voyage from New York to Liverpool take for Brent and Mr. Bruce?

3. What is the name of the slave who is killed by the new overseer at Lloyd's plantation?

4. During which of the following years is Garrison's Preface dated?

5. In the Preface to Douglass' narrative, Garrison says he became acquainted with Douglass during what year?

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