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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. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?

2. How does Douglass describe the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins?

3. In what state was Frederick Douglass born?

4. What did the slaves produce on the main farm besides tobacco and corn?

5. Why did the Colonel put tar on the fence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the slaves claim that their master was better than other slaves' masters?

4. How does Douglass compare slaves to animals in Chapter 3?

5. What does Douglass mention in particular about the slaves suffering in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Garrison's Preface seem somewhat like a religious sermon?

7. Describe in detail what was given to the slaves by the slaveholder as their rations. When did they receive these rations?

8. How does Douglass describe the treatment of mulatto slaves in Chapter 1?

9. What is the importance of the songs of the slaves in Chapter 2?

10. What did the white children know that black slaves do not, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 1?

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

Douglass uses irony throughout his book. Define irony and then discuss three examples of irony that Douglass uses. Why does Douglass use irony in describing his experiences as a slave? What type of irony is used? What effect does it create?

Essay Topic 3

Every decision made determines the direction our life goes from that point forward. What are three examples of pivotal decisions Douglass makes throughout the narrative that greatly affect how his life turns out? Also, explain Douglass's reasoning for each of his decisions. Did they turn out the way he expected them to? What were their outcomes?

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