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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 did a slave need from his or her master to travel?
(a) Some money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A pass.
(d) A ticket.

2. Who does Douglass describe as "heavenly" in Chapter 10?
(a) Master Hugh.
(b) Captain Auld.
(c) Mr. Covey.
(d) Mr. Freeland.

3. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?
(a) Look her in the eyes.
(b) Look away.
(c) Look ahead, just not right at her.
(d) Look at the floor.

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

5. What did Douglass think would help him to become a free slave when he was first sent from the plantation as a child?
(a) Moving to live with his master's relative.
(b) Doing what he's told.
(c) God's spirit living in him.
(d) The kindness of his master.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Douglass after he was given to Mrs. Lucretia?

2. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?

3. Which slaveholders exhibit more morality, according to Douglass in Chapter 6?

4. What did Douglass take with him when he went on errands for the Aulds?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Douglass decide to learn to read?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Douglass want to learn to write? How did he go about accomplishing that objective?

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

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

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

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