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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Douglass after he was given to Mrs. Lucretia?
(a) He was sent back to Baltimore.
(b) He moved with her to North Carolina.
(c) She gave him to Master Andrew.
(d) He moved with her to South Carolina.

2. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?
(a) To get extra food.
(b) To get an additional blanket.
(c) To be the head slave.
(d) To work at the main farm.

3. Who was Whittier?
(a) A poet.
(b) A slaveholder.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old was Douglass when he went back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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