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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. Which relatives' names does Douglass know?

2. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?

3. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?

4. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?

5. Whose offices and printing presses were destroyed in the narrative of the second Preface?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Douglass knowing the slave master's family's names?

2. What was the West Indies Experiment?

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

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

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

6. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

7. Describe the Great House Farm. Who owned it?

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

9. Why did Phillips risk his life to be a part of the anti-slavery movement?

10. What does Phillips compare slaves to in the second Preface?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Douglass describes situations, such as not wanting to put details about his escape route into his story for fear of other slaves not getting a chance to escape, that give the reader an idea about the type of person he is. Write about your impressions of Douglass and the type of character he had. Cite examples from the book to support your answer. To whom might you compare Douglass today? Why? Do you believe he was an honorable man? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in Douglass's narrative. What does this symbol represent? How do you relate to it? What are its impacts in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Douglass's memoir. From what perspective is the memoir written? In what tense is it related? Why are these decisions by the writer important?

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