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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. Who did Douglass's first master oversee?
2. When Mr. Lanman bragged about the two killings what happened?
3. In Chapter 4 Douglass says, "I speak advisedly when I say this,--that killing a slave, or any colored person, in" what county of "Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community" (20)?
4. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
5. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Douglass describe the treatment of mulatto slaves in Chapter 1?
2. Give two examples of slaves who were murdered that Douglass mentions in Chapter 4. Who killed them?
3. Why did the slaves claim that their master was better than other slaves' masters?
4. Describe the Great House Farm. Who owned it?
5. Who was Austin Gore? How is he described?
6. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
7. How does Douglass compare slaves to animals in Chapter 3?
8. How were Colonel Lloyd's horses and carriages cared for?
9. In the Preface, how does Garrison describe Douglass?
10. What does Philips say about Douglass and his life of slavery in the second Preface?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explain and give examples of how Douglass learned to read and write. How did his learning to read and write affect him both in good and bad ways? Were there any other skills that Douglass learned that both helped and hindered him? How?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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