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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the overseer who Douglass describes as cursing all day and whose death was seen as a blessing in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Hopkins.
(b) Mr. Anthony.
(c) Mr. Lloyd.
(d) Mr. Severe.

2. Who became an abusive alcoholic, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?
(a) Master Hugh.
(b) Master Thomas.
(c) Master Lloyd.
(d) Master Andrew.

3. Where did Douglass sleep while working on the plantation as a child?
(a) In one of the animal's stalls.
(b) In a corn sack on the dirt floor.
(c) On an old cot.
(d) In a hay stack.

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

5. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?
(a) His brother and sisters.
(b) His mother and her parents.
(c) His aunts and uncles.
(d) His first masters and the farms he lived on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?

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

3. Where was the punishment of slaves and the food given out for Lloyd's slaves?

4. Who was Whittier?

5. How many overseers were there for the farms that Colonel Edward Lloyd owns?

(see the answer key)

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