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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Douglass turn to in order to learn some written words?
(a) Mrs. Auld.
(b) White overseers who liked him.
(c) Mrs. Lloyd.
(d) White boys in the street.

2. Approximately how many issues of his newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison publish?
(a) 1,800 issues.
(b) 100 issues.
(c) 500 issues.
(d) 15,000 issues.

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

4. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?
(a) To a nearby farm.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Nantucket.

5. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?
(a) Learn to read.
(b) Earn his freedom.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Learn to count money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "abolitionist" mean?

2. When Mr. Lanman bragged about the two killings what happened?

3. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?

4. Who does Douglass describe as being tenderhearted when he first met her?

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

(see the answer key)

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