1. What is Douglass irritated with his mother for in Chapter 1?
(a) Not telling him who his father is.
(b) For dying.
(c) For leaving him even though he knows she could not help it.
(d) For coming to visit him, knowing she could get beaten for it.

2. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?
(a) Lloyd Farm House.
(b) Lloyd Family Farm.
(c) Farm House of Lloyd.
(d) Great House Farm.

3. What is the female slave's name that Douglass describes being beaten by the supervisor in Chapter 1?
(a) Jan Harris.
(b) Ann Jester.
(c) Aunt Hester.
(d) Arlene Henry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4 Douglass says, "I speak advisedly when I say this,--that killing a slave, or any colored person, in" what county of "Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community" (20)?

2. In what state was Frederick Douglass born?

3. How long was the food that is given to the adult slaves supposed to last?

4. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?

5. Who helped Frederick Douglass with his writing of this narrative?

(see the answer key)

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