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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the food that is given to the adult slaves supposed to last?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

2. In Chapter 5, why does Douglass say he did not get treated as poorly as the other slaves?
(a) He was liked by the master's wife.
(b) He worked an extra hour a day.
(c) He played with the master's children.
(d) He was too young to work in the fields.

3. How many overseers were there for the farms that Colonel Edward Lloyd owns?
(a) There was one overseer for each farm and one main overseer for all.
(b) There was one overseer for every three farms and one main overseer for all.
(c) There was only one overseer .
(d) There were two overseers for the farms.

4. Approximately how old was Douglass when he went back to his birth place in Chapter 8?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. What was Douglass happy about receiving for his trip to help one of his master's relatives?
(a) A new shirt.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A hair cut.
(d) His first pair of pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?

2. Who did Douglass have to fight with to get his daily food?

3. What was the job that Douglass performed for Daniel when he went hunting?

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

5. How many slaves were at the main farm?

(see the answer key)

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