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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the focus of Douglass's descriptions in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) How slaves are traded.
(b) Relationships of slaves.
(c) How slaves are punished.
(d) How he was treated as a slave.

4. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?
(a) Captain Jack.
(b) Colonel Edward Lloyd.
(c) Captain O'Connel.
(d) Captain Anthony.

5. What plan did Douglass decide not to give up on by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) To be free.
(b) To learn to read.
(c) To learn to write.
(d) To help his grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?

2. Who became an abusive alcoholic, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?

3. What happened to Douglass when Master Thomas had a conflict with his brother?

4. How long was the food that is given to the adult slaves supposed to last?

5. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?

(see the answer key)

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