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

2. What is the focus of Douglass's descriptions in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) How slaves are punished.
(b) How slaves are traded.
(c) How he was treated as a slave.
(d) Relationships of slaves.

3. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?
(a) Look at the floor.
(b) Look ahead, just not right at her.
(c) Look away.
(d) Look her in the eyes.

4. What was the main competition among the slaves, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Who had the most food left after a week.
(b) Who could go without a beating for the longest.
(c) The one who was yelled at the least.
(d) Each insisted that their master was better than the other's master.

5. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the job that Douglass performed for Daniel when he went hunting?

2. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?

3. What caused Douglass to hate the slaveholders even more than usual in Chapter 8?

4. What was ranked the same in value as the slaves on the plantation, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 8?

5. What does Douglass compare the way slaves are treated to?

(see the answer key)

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