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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. Why did Douglass have to go back to his birth place in Chapter 8?
(a) He got in trouble.
(b) His first master was mad with his current owners.
(c) His first master died and had no will.
(d) His first master wanted him to go with his son.

2. 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 learn to write.
(d) To help his grandmother.

3. Who did Douglass say he would miss from his former plantation in Chapter 5?
(a) Toby.
(b) No one.
(c) Master Daniel.
(d) Master Garrison.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?

3. Who tried to help Douglass learn the alphabet?

4. What did the slaveholder use as a way to justify slavery in Chapter 9?

5. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Douglass's life like while with Mr. Freeland?

3. What was Douglass's grandmother's situation in Chapter 8?

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

5. Why did Douglass decide to learn to read?

6. How did Douglass learn to read?

7. Why was Douglass called back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

8. Why did Douglass begin to see his learning to read as a curse?

9. What was Douglass's life like at first while working for Mr. Covey?

10. How would you describe the narrative point-of-view in Chapter 5?

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