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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's first master oversee?
(a) Two of the overseers.
(b) Three of the overseers.
(c) All of the overseers.
(d) Most of the overseers.

2. What did Douglass's master inadvertently teach him in Chapter 6?
(a) Learning is hard.
(b) Education would lead to his freedom.
(c) Slaves are smart.
(d) Education would help him earn money.

3. Why did the Colonel put tar on the fence?
(a) To ruin the slaves' only clothes if they try to climb it.
(b) To keep the animals away.
(c) To know if the slaves tried to escape.
(d) To identify any slave that attempted to steal.

4. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?
(a) Daniel O'Connell.
(b) William Lloyd Garrison.
(c) James McAlister.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

5. How many overseers were there for the farms that Colonel Edward Lloyd owns?
(a) There was only one overseer .
(b) There was one overseer for each farm and one main overseer for all.
(c) There was one overseer for every three farms and one main overseer for all.
(d) There were two overseers for the farms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the slaves say kind words about their masters?

2. What does Phillips say he did while reading what Douglass had written?

3. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?

4. How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd have in total?

5. What weapon does Douglass say Mr. Lanman used to kill one of two slaves?

(see the answer key)

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