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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Douglass let his master's horse go frequently, irritating him, in Chapter 9?
(a) To show that animals are not as smart as slaves.
(b) To keep the horse from getting killed.
(c) To be mean.
(d) To retrieve it from his previous plantation so he could get some food.

2. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?
(a) Being beaten.
(b) Not having enough food.
(c) His age.
(d) His mom.

3. What weapon does Douglass say Mr. Lanman used to kill one of two slaves?
(a) Noose.
(b) Knife.
(c) Gun.
(d) Hatchet.

4. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?
(a) Look away.
(b) Look at the floor.
(c) Look ahead, just not right at her.
(d) Look her in the eyes.

5. What was the name of the slave who was killed in the water when he refused to get out after being beaten?
(a) Darby.
(b) Jo.
(c) Demby.
(d) Toby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?

2. In what state was Frederick Douglass born?

3. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?

4. What does Douglass remark about city slaves versus country slaves in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 4 Douglass says, "I speak advisedly when I say this,--that killing a slave, or any colored person, in" what county of "Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community" (20)?

(see the answer key)

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