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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wendell Phillips was the son of a mayor of what city in Massachusetts?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Boston.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Springfield.

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

3. Which master did the slaves know to be violent in Chapter 8?
(a) Master Andrew.
(b) Master Lloyd.
(c) Master Garrison.
(d) Master Thomas.

4. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?
(a) Doing what he's told.
(b) Moving to live with his master's relative.
(c) The kindness of his master.
(d) God's spirit living in him.

5. Who does Douglass describe as being tenderhearted when he first met her?
(a) Ms. Daniel.
(b) Mrs. Auld.
(c) Mrs. Anthony.
(d) Mrs. Lloyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the father and son slave team take care of on the Colonel's farm, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 3?

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

3. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?

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

5. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?

(see the answer key)

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