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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) Lloyd.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Garrison.

2. Which master did the slaves know to be violent in Chapter 8?
(a) Master Andrew.
(b) Master Lloyd.
(c) Master Garrison.
(d) Master Thomas.

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

4. What was Douglass's job on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Caring for the slaveholder's family.
(b) Repairing the barn.
(c) Taking care of barn animals.
(d) A field worker.

5. What was Douglass most upset about by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) That his grandmother was mistreated.
(b) He had to go work in the fields.
(c) He still had not tried to escape.
(d) That his first slaveholder did not put him in his will.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Mr. Covey do to keep the slaves working all the time?

4. Why was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than his previous owners?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Douglass describe having experienced for the first time in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the situation that caused Douglass to go work for Mr. Walter Price?

9. What did Master Thomas find fault in regarding Douglass's work in Chapter 9?

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

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