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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than Douglass' previous owners?
(a) He was a coward.
(b) He talked to Douglass like he would a white man.
(c) He was nice.
(d) He beat Douglass.

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

4. Who does Douglass describe as "heavenly" in Chapter 10?
(a) Captain Auld.
(b) Mr. Freeland.
(c) Master Hugh.
(d) Mr. Covey.

5. Why was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than his previous owners?
(a) He wanted to abide by his wife's wishes and treat the slaves well.
(b) He liked Douglass and treated him better than the other slaves.
(c) He was an abolitionist.
(d) He became a slaveholder when he was older through marriage.

6. Who did Douglass turn to in order to learn some written words?
(a) Mrs. Auld.
(b) White overseers who liked him.
(c) Mrs. Lloyd.
(d) White boys in the street.

7. What was Douglass happy about receiving for his trip to help one of his master's relatives?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A new shirt.
(c) His first pair of pants.
(d) A hair cut.

8. What plan did Douglass decide not to give up on by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) To learn to read.
(b) To be free.
(c) To help his grandmother.
(d) To learn to write.

9. Why did Douglass let his master's horse go frequently, irritating him, in Chapter 9?
(a) To retrieve it from his previous plantation so he could get some food.
(b) To be mean.
(c) To keep the horse from getting killed.
(d) To show that animals are not as smart as slaves.

10. What did Mrs. Auld do for a living?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a secretary.
(c) She was a baker.
(d) She was a weaver.

11. What caused Douglass to hate the slaveholders even more than usual in Chapter 8?
(a) They took all his books away.
(b) Passing slaves to others without any gratitude for their years of service.
(c) They traded him for a horse.
(d) Deciding to give their slave less food than usual for working slowly.

12. What did the slave master tell his wife regarding not teaching slaves to read?
(a) He said they would be unmanageable.
(b) All are correct.
(c) He said that it is not safe.
(d) He said that it was against the law.

13. When were the slaves able to rest on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) When the slave trainer was sleeping.

14. Who did Douglass say the slaveholders felt they were protected by, according to his narrative in Chapter 9?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Town Mayors.
(c) Police.
(d) God.

15. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?
(a) Earn his freedom.
(b) Learn to read.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Learn to count money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why does Douglass say he did not get treated as poorly as the other slaves?

2. What was ranked the same in value as the slaves on the plantation, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 8?

3. What is the year that Douglass remembers moving in the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?

5. Who was Whittier?

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