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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. Where was the punishment of slaves and the food given out for Lloyd's slaves?

2. What was the name of the overseer who Douglass describes as cursing all day and whose death was seen as a blessing in Chapter 2?

3. What is a main theme that Douglass uses in Chapter 3?

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

5. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Give two examples of slaves who were murdered that Douglass mentions in Chapter 4. Who killed them?

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

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

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

6. In the Preface, how does Garrison describe Douglass?

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

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

9. Who was Wendell Phillips?

10. Why is Douglass so concerned about his age in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write about the women in Douglass's life, both well known and not so well known. Choose three or more women that Douglass knew and discuss how these women taught Douglass, either through demonstration or first-hand experience. How did each woman stand out from the others? What was the significance of each woman's encounter with Douglass? What are his perceptions of these exchanges?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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