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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Douglass to hate the slaveholders even more than usual in Chapter 8?
(a) They traded him for a horse.
(b) They took all his books away.
(c) Passing slaves to others without any gratitude for their years of service.
(d) Deciding to give their slave less food than usual for working slowly.

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

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) Doing what he's told.
(b) Moving to live with his master's relative.
(c) God's spirit living in him.
(d) The kindness of his master.

4. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?
(a) Miles River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Maryland River.
(d) Chippewa River.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Douglass after he was given to Mrs. Lucretia?

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

3. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?

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

5. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?

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