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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?
(a) Boston.
(b) Nantucket.
(c) To a nearby farm.
(d) Baltimore.

2. What did Douglass take with him when he went on errands for the Aulds?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A stick to write in the dirt.
(c) A book.
(d) A piece of paper.

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

4. What caused Douglass to change in Chapter 10?
(a) Learning to write.
(b) Fighting the slave trainer and winning.
(c) Escaping.
(d) Learning to read.

5. What was the name of the plantation owner where Douglass was treated better than other slaves?
(a) Garrison.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Lloyd.

6. What did Douglass's master inadvertently teach him in Chapter 6?
(a) Education would lead to his freedom.
(b) Slaves are smart.
(c) Education would help him earn money.
(d) Learning is hard.

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

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

9. What did the slave trainer that Douglass was lent to for a year get a female slave for?
(a) To help care for the younger slaves.
(b) To trade her for a male slave to work in the fields.
(c) To breed with.
(d) To care for his family and household chores.

10. 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 was an abolitionist.
(c) He liked Douglass and treated him better than the other slaves.
(d) He became a slaveholder when he was older through marriage.

11. How many slaves had Mrs. Auld owned before Douglass came to live with her?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

13. Why did the slaveholder throw a female slave off the plantation in Chapter 9?
(a) He caught her with another slave and was jealous.
(b) She was disabled from a fire.
(c) She was too old to work.
(d) She was too young to do any work.

14. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?
(a) God's spirit living in him.
(b) Doing what he's told.
(c) The kindness of his master.
(d) Moving to live with his master's relative.

15. What was the job that Douglass performed for Daniel when he went hunting?
(a) He did bird calls.
(b) He flushed out the birds.
(c) He chased squirrels up trees.
(d) He retrieved the birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Douglass's job on Mr. Covey's farm?

2. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?

3. Why did Douglass let his master's horse go frequently, irritating him, in Chapter 9?

4. What plan did Douglass decide not to give up on by the end of Chapter 8?

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

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