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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Self-centered.
(c) Humble.
(d) Condescending.

3. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?
(a) His first master.
(b) His brother and sister.
(c) His mother and her parents.
(d) His slave friend.

4. What is Douglass irritated with his mother for in Chapter 1?
(a) Not telling him who his father is.
(b) For leaving him even though he knows she could not help it.
(c) For coming to visit him, knowing she could get beaten for it.
(d) For dying.

5. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?
(a) Captain O'Connel.
(b) Colonel Edward Lloyd.
(c) Captain Jack.
(d) Captain Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

2. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?

3. What does Frederick Douglass say disgusts him in Chapter 1?

4. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?

5. Approximately how many issues of his newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison publish?

(see the answer key)

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