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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Douglass's master inadvertently teach him in Chapter 6?
(a) Learning is hard.
(b) Education would lead to his freedom.
(c) Education would help him earn money.
(d) Slaves are smart.

2. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) To a nearby farm.
(c) Boston.
(d) Nantucket.

3. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?
(a) The person went to jail.
(b) The person moved away.
(c) The person got help and rebuildt what was destroyed.
(d) The person was murdered.

4. What happened when Phillips went to the police about issues related to slavery?
(a) The police put Phillips in jail.
(b) The police found the wrongdoers and punished them.
(c) The police investigated .
(d) The police did nothing.

5. What did Colonel Lloyd own that took five men to maintain?
(a) A large food storage building.
(b) A garden.
(c) A ship.
(d) A pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?

2. Who became an abusive alcoholic, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?

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

4. What rumor does Douglass relate about himself in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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