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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the focus of Douglass's descriptions in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Relationships of slaves.
(b) How slaves are traded.
(c) How slaves are punished.
(d) How he was treated as a slave.

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

3. What caused Douglass's first beating on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Breaking a cart and gate.
(b) Speaking before being told to .
(c) Damaging farm tools.
(d) Being disrespectful.

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

5. In Chapter 5, why does Douglass say he did not get treated as poorly as the other slaves?
(a) He played with the master's children.
(b) He was liked by the master's wife.
(c) He worked an extra hour a day.
(d) He was too young to work in the fields.

6. What did Douglass use to practice his writing?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Pen.
(c) Quill and ink.
(d) Pencil.

7. Where did Douglass's master go in Chapter 9 that changed his behavior?
(a) A Methodist camp meeting.
(b) A Baptist camp meeting.
(c) A slaveholders meeting.
(d) A community meeting.

8. What is the year that Douglass remembers moving in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1860.

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

10. Why did Douglass like the job he did for Daniel?
(a) He got food.
(b) He got to sleep later the next day.
(c) He did not have to work as hard.
(d) He got extra water.

11. What happened to Douglass when Master Thomas had a conflict with his brother?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was moved to St. Michael's.
(c) He had to go work in the fields.
(d) He was moved to Baltimore.

12. Which slaveholders exhibit more morality, according to Douglass in Chapter 6?
(a) The Garrisons.
(b) City slaveholders.
(c) The Lloyds.
(d) Southern slaveholders.

13. What did Douglass trade to learn new written words?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) Bread.
(c) Paper.
(d) Water.

14. Who did Douglass have to fight with to get his daily food?
(a) All the slaves.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Other slave children.
(d) Dogs.

15. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?
(a) She continued to care for her master.
(b) She was sold to another slaveholder.
(c) She had to move to a mud hut in the woods.
(d) She was allowed to go and take Douglass with her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?

3. How many slaves had Mrs. Auld owned before Douglass came to live with her?

4. What happened to Douglass after he was given to Mrs. Lucretia?

5. Why did the slaveholder throw a female slave off the plantation in Chapter 9?

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