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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor does Douglass relate about himself in Chapter 1?
(a) His father was a white man.
(b) His father was a lawyer.
(c) His father was a doctor.
(d) His father was a Civil War soldier.

2. How many house servants did Colonel Lloyd have?
(a) 10-15.
(b) 20-25.
(c) 5-10.
(d) 8-10.

3. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?
(a) Colonel Edward Lloyd.
(b) Captain Anthony.
(c) Captain O'Connel.
(d) Captain Jack.

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

5. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?
(a) To be the head slave.
(b) To work at the main farm.
(c) To get extra food.
(d) To get an additional blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phillips say he did while reading what Douglass had written?

2. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?

3. What did the father and son slave team take care of on the Colonel's farm, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 3?

4. Wendell Phillips was the son of a mayor of what city in Massachusetts?

5. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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