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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

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

2. What was Douglass most upset about by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) He still had not tried to escape.
(b) That his first slaveholder did not put him in his will.
(c) That his grandmother was mistreated.
(d) He had to go work in the fields.

3. What is William Lloyd Garrison well-known for being?
(a) An abolitionist.
(b) A Civil War soldier.
(c) A slave master.
(d) A slave.

4. What type of writing is the second Preface?
(a) An essay.
(b) A letter.
(c) A short story.
(d) A poem.

5. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?
(a) His age.
(b) Not having enough food.
(c) Being beaten.
(d) His mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Auld do for a living?

2. What is a main theme that Douglass uses in Chapter 3?

3. Who did Douglass's first master have as a supervisor?

4. Who was Frederick Douglass's first master?

5. What did Colonel Lloyd own that took five men to maintain?

(see the answer key)

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