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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Douglass irritated with his mother for in Chapter 1?
(a) For leaving him even though he knows she could not help it.
(b) For coming to visit him, knowing she could get beaten for it.
(c) Not telling him who his father is.
(d) For dying.

2. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?
(a) A ticket.
(b) Some money.
(c) A pass.
(d) A letter.

3. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) The emotional impact of babies being taken from their mothers.
(b) The images of the slaves being beaten.
(c) The images of slaves being hung.
(d) The emotional impact of the songs the slaves sing.

4. According to Douglass, what did the slaves strive for at Lloyd's plantations?
(a) To work at the main farm.
(b) To be the head slave.
(c) To get an additional blanket.
(d) To get extra food.

5. What is a main theme that Douglass uses in Chapter 3?
(a) Competition brings out the best in people.
(b) Love can come from unexpected sources.
(c) Slavery makes people feel less than human.
(d) Hunger will cause people to do almost anything.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Douglass's first master oversee?

3. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?

4. Who ran after Douglass to take the newspaper or a book away when he was caught with one, according to his narrative in Chapter 7?

5. Where was the punishment of slaves and the food given out for Lloyd's slaves?

(see the answer key)

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