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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. In what year does the narrative of Chapter 10 begin?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1733.

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

3. What caused Douglass to hate the slaveholders even more than usual in Chapter 8?
(a) Passing slaves to others without any gratitude for their years of service.
(b) They took all his books away.
(c) Deciding to give their slave less food than usual for working slowly.
(d) They traded him for a horse.

4. Who did Douglass say the slaveholders felt they were protected by, according to his narrative in Chapter 9?
(a) God.
(b) Town Mayors.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Police.

5. What did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?
(a) Table scraps.
(b) Mush.
(c) Bread.
(d) Beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass hope for by going to the new farm where he was sent in Chapter 9?

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

3. 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?

4. What did Douglass start to go through in Chapter 9 that was new to him?

5. What did Douglass not have enough time to do while working for Mr. Covey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the hopefulness of Douglass in Chapter 5.

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

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

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

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

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