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

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) Jackson County.
(b) Clark County.
(c) Wilson County.
(d) Talbot County.

2. What does Phillips say he did while reading what Douglass had written?
(a) Trembled.
(b) Shook.
(c) Cried.
(d) Laughed.

3. Why did Douglass like the job he did for Daniel?
(a) He did not have to work as hard.
(b) He got extra water.
(c) He got to sleep later the next day.
(d) He got food.

4. What was Douglass happy about receiving for his trip to help one of his master's relatives?
(a) His first pair of pants.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) A hair cut.

5. What best defines what "mulatto" means?
(a) A person who has one white parent and one blank parent.
(b) A person who is violent to slaves.
(c) An adulterous relationship between a master and a slave.
(d) A slave child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Phillips went to the police about issues related to slavery?

2. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?

3. Who did Douglass turn to in order to learn some written words?

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

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

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