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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) Wilson County.
(b) Clark County.
(c) Talbot County.
(d) Jackson County.

2. What did the slaves produce on the main farm besides tobacco and corn?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Squash.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Wheat.

3. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?
(a) More than 20.
(b) More than 10.
(c) More than 30.
(d) 5.

4. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) His teenage years.
(b) Two years of his childhood.
(c) His twenties.
(d) When he met his first love.

5. Who gave the anti-slavery speech in Massachusetts that is described in the Preface?
(a) William Smith.
(b) Paul Davenport.
(c) Daniel O'Connell.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William Lloyd Garrison well-known for being?

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

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

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

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

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