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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. Who became an abusive alcoholic, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?
(a) Master Thomas.
(b) Master Andrew.
(c) Master Lloyd.
(d) Master Hugh.

2. What did Douglass realize about education in Chapter 6?
(a) He was smart.
(b) Uneducated slaves can be controlled.
(c) Learning to read would help him earn money.
(d) Slavery education was legal in the North.

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

4. What was Douglass happy about receiving for his trip to help one of his master's relatives?
(a) His first pair of pants.
(b) A hair cut.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) A pair of shoes.

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

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 is the subject matter of two books that Douglass read and found interesting?

3. How was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than Douglass' previous owners?

4. Who was Whittier?

5. How long did Douglass have to work on occasion on Mr. Covey's farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Douglass washing in the river symbolize in Chapter 5?

8. Why did Douglass decide to learn to read?

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

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

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