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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what year does the narrative of Chapter 10 begin?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1733.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1893.

4. Who was Whittier?
(a) A poet.
(b) A slaveholder.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

5. Who ran after Douglass to take the newspaper or a book away when he was caught with one, according to his narrative in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Daniel.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Mrs. Auld.
(d) Mrs. Lloyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried to help Douglass learn the alphabet?

2. What did Douglass use of Master Thomas's to help him write?

3. What did Douglass's master inadvertently teach him in Chapter 6?

4. For about how long does Douglass write he stayed in Master Hugh's family in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Douglass say he sees more clearly the results of slavery in Chapter 8?

2. Define abolitionist and the effect on Douglass of learning the word.

3. What was the difference between a slave in the country versus one in the city that Douglass discovered?

4. Describe a separation that Douglass goes through in Chapter 8.

5. Describe Master Thomas and explain why Douglass hoped he would change.

6. Give and explain an example of irony that Douglass uses in Chapter 6.

7. What was Douglass's life as a young slave like, as described in Chapter 5?

8. What was the situation that caused Mr. Covey to fear Douglass?

9. Why was Douglass so captivated with Mrs. Auld when he met her?

10. Who was Mr. Covey and how is he described?

(see the answer keys)

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