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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a publisher.

2. Why was Douglass shocked at seeing the female slave being beaten in Chapter 1?
(a) He thought she was nice.
(b) He thought the supervisor was a good man.
(c) He lived at the far end of the farm and was sheltered from these occurrences.
(d) She was young and pregnant.

3. What was a teenage girl in Douglass's own family killed for?
(a) Not properly cleaning the kitchen.
(b) Falling asleep while babysitting.
(c) Feeding the house animals too much.
(d) Talking to the masters children.

4. What was the main competition among the slaves, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Who could go without a beating for the longest.
(b) The one who was yelled at the least.
(c) Who had the most food left after a week.
(d) Each insisted that their master was better than the other's master.

5. How many slaves had Mrs. Auld owned before Douglass came to live with her?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass's master inadvertently teach him in Chapter 6?

2. How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd have in total?

3. Which slaveholders exhibit more morality, according to Douglass in Chapter 6?

4. What weapon does Douglass say Mr. Lanman used to kill one of two slaves?

5. Why does Douglas think Mr. Hopkins was replaced?

(see the answer key)

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