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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garrison asks the reader for sympathy for whom in the Preface?
(a) Himself.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) The slaveholders.
(d) The down-trodden victims.

2. In Chapter 5, why does Douglass say he did not get treated as poorly as the other slaves?
(a) He played with the master's children.
(b) He was too young to work in the fields.
(c) He was liked by the master's wife.
(d) He worked an extra hour a day.

3. What did the slave master tell his wife regarding not teaching slaves to read?
(a) He said that it was against the law.
(b) He said they would be unmanageable.
(c) All are correct.
(d) He said that it is not safe.

4. What did Douglass trade to learn new written words?
(a) Paper.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) Water.
(d) Bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For about how long does Douglass write he stayed in Master Hugh's family in Chapter 7?

2. Why was Douglass shocked at seeing the female slave being beaten in Chapter 1?

3. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?

5. What did the slaves produce on the main farm besides tobacco and corn?

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