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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author of the second Preface compare slaves to?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Animals.
(c) Machines.
(d) Tools.

2. What did Douglass hope for by going to the new farm where he was sent in Chapter 9?
(a) To have the chance to run away.
(b) To have more time to read.
(c) To have more food.
(d) To be beaten less.

3. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?
(a) His first master.
(b) His mother and her parents.
(c) His slave friend.
(d) His brother and sister.

4. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?
(a) The person got help and rebuildt what was destroyed.
(b) The person was murdered.
(c) The person went to jail.
(d) The person moved away.

5. What year did Douglass escape slavery?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1738.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?

3. What is William Lloyd Garrison well-known for being?

4. Who was Slave Master Mr. Hopkins replaced with?

5. Who did Douglass's first master have as a supervisor?

(see the answer key)

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