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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?
(a) God's spirit living in him.
(b) Moving to live with his master's relative.
(c) The kindness of his master.
(d) Doing what he's told.

4. Why did Douglass like the job he did for Daniel?
(a) He did not have to work as hard.
(b) He got to sleep later the next day.
(c) He got extra water.
(d) He got food.

5. 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. Severe.
(b) Mr. Hopkins.
(c) Mr. Lloyd.
(d) Mr. Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Whittier?

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

3. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?

4. What is the focus of Douglass's descriptions in the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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