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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 does Douglass remark about city slaves versus country slaves in Chapter 6?
(a) City slaves are given opportunities to be free.
(b) City slaves are treated better.
(c) City slaves are treated equally as country slaves.
(d) City slaves are treated worse.

2. What did Douglass mainly do with his time off while working for Mr. Covey?
(a) Read.
(b) Write.
(c) Visit with street children.
(d) Sleep.

3. 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 pair of shoes.
(c) A hair cut.
(d) A new shirt.

4. What did the slaveholder use as a way to justify slavery in Chapter 9?
(a) Religion.
(b) Laws.
(c) Slaves needed guidance to survive.
(d) The need for workers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Douglass say he would miss from his former plantation in Chapter 5?

2. What does "abolitionist" mean?

3. What did Douglass use to practice his writing?

4. Who does Douglass describe as "heavenly" in Chapter 10?

5. Who was Whittier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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