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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?
(a) Bread.
(b) Beans.
(c) Mush.
(d) Table scraps.

2. Who said, "It would forever unfit him to be a slave" (29)?
(a) Mr. Auld.
(b) Mr. Anthony.
(c) Mr. Lloyd.
(d) Mrs. Auld.

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

4. What rumor does Douglass relate about himself in Chapter 1?
(a) His father was a doctor.
(b) His father was a white man.
(c) His father was a Civil War soldier.
(d) His father was a lawyer.

5. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?
(a) More than 20.
(b) 5.
(c) More than 30.
(d) More than 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?

2. What did Douglass take with him when he went on errands for the Aulds?

3. What did Douglass start to go through in Chapter 9 that was new to him?

4. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?

5. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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