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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Douglass's master go in Chapter 9 that changed his behavior?
(a) A Baptist camp meeting.
(b) A community meeting.
(c) A slaveholders meeting.
(d) A Methodist camp meeting.

2. When was the opening Preface written?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1865.

3. Who helped Frederick Douglass with his writing of this narrative?
(a) No one.
(b) Daniel O'Connell.
(c) James McAlister.
(d) William L. Garrison.

4. What did Mrs. Auld do for a living?
(a) She was a baker.
(b) She was a weaver.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a secretary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the writer of the second Preface famous for?

2. When did William Lloyd Garrison see the abolitionist speech described in the Preface?

3. Who said, "It would forever unfit him to be a slave" (29)?

4. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?

5. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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