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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Colonel often do when the slaves disrespected him?
(a) He reduced their water supply.
(b) He withheld food.
(c) He traded them away.
(d) He killed them.

2. What body of water does Phillips say Douglass has seen the ships sailing on in the second Preface?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Chesapeake Bay.
(c) The Boston Harbor.
(d) Cape Cod.

3. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother and her parents.
(b) His brother and sisters.
(c) His first masters and the farms he lived on.
(d) His aunts and uncles.

4. What is the "West Indies Experiment?"
(a) An experiment to make white people slaves.
(b) An experiment to test working conditions on plantations.
(c) An experiment to see if slaves that were freed would be just as productive as the slaves who were not.
(d) An experiment to keep slave families together.

5. How long did Douglass have to work on occasion on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Until two in the morning.
(b) Until midnight.
(c) Until ten.
(d) Until one in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?

2. What did Douglass not have enough time to do while working for Mr. Covey?

3. Why did Douglass not trust anyone after he escaped?

4. What happened to Douglass when Master Thomas had a conflict with his brother?

5. Who was Whittier?

(see the answer key)

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