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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?
(a) Mississippi River.
(b) Miles River.
(c) Maryland River.
(d) Chippewa River.

2. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The death of Douglass.
(c) The end of slavery the following year.
(d) His own death.

3. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Calm.
(c) Peace.
(d) Godliness.

4. What is the possible real reason that the female slave was beaten?
(a) She is found with a male slave and her master was jealous.
(b) She stole some food.
(c) She ran away, but was later caught.
(d) She was disobedent.

5. Who was Colonel Edward Lloyd?
(a) A slaveholder.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A Civil War soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Douglass's first master have as a supervisor?

3. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?

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

5. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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