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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?
(a) Moving to live with his master's relative.
(b) The kindness of his master.
(c) Doing what he's told.
(d) God's spirit living in him.

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

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

4. What did Douglass use to practice his writing?
(a) Pencil.
(b) Quill and ink.
(c) Chalk.
(d) Pen.

5. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?
(a) Boston.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Nantucket.
(d) Plymouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass use of Master Thomas's to help him write?

2. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?

3. In what state was Frederick Douglass born?

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

5. What was the name of the plantation owner where Douglass was treated better than other slaves?

(see the answer key)

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