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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Douglass say he would miss from his former plantation in Chapter 5?
(a) Master Daniel.
(b) Master Garrison.
(c) Toby.
(d) No one.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Douglass's first master oversee?

2. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?

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

4. What was Colonel Lloyd obsessed with, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?

5. Which master did the slaves know to be violent in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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