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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Lanman bragged about the two killings what happened?

2. Why did the slaves say kind words about their masters?

3. Garrison builds up Douglass as an icon of what movement in the Preface?

4. What is the writer of the second Preface famous for?

5. What was the name of the slave who was killed in the water when he refused to get out after being beaten?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

2. What was Colonel Lloyd's garden like?

3. Who was Austin Gore? How is he described?

4. What was the West Indies Experiment?

5. What was the punishment, if any, for killing a slave at this time in history?

6. Who was Wendell Phillips?

7. What was the situation surrounding Demby's death?

8. What upsets Douglass about his mother's death?

9. Why does Garrison make Douglass seem to be so important to the abolitionist movement?

10. How were Colonel Lloyd's horses and carriages cared for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Douglass's relationship to Mrs. Auld? Is there more to the relationship than Mrs. Auld teaching him the alphabet? What does she represent for Douglass?

Essay Topic 2

How did slave masters go about the process of dominating slaves and maintaining that domination? What are examples specifically of how this process took place? What are the dangers of enslavement today, given our knowledge of slavery's history?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of religion in Douglass's narrative. What role did religion play in the development and maintenance of the slavery system? How was religion perceived by those who were enslaved? What were Douglass's views on religion?

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