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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. What was Douglass most upset about by the end of Chapter 8?

2. What does "abolitionist" mean?

3. What was Douglass's job on Mr. Covey's farm?

4. In what year does the narrative of Chapter 10 begin?

5. Why did Douglass have to go back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give and explain an example of irony that Douglass uses in Chapter 6.

2. Why was Douglass so captivated with Mrs. Auld when he met her?

3. How did Douglass learn to read?

4. Who was Mr. Covey and how is he described?

5. Define abolitionist and the effect on Douglass of learning the word.

6. What was Douglass's life as a young slave like, as described in Chapter 5?

7. What does Douglass describe having experienced for the first time in Chapter 9?

8. Why was Douglass called back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

9. What was the situation that caused Douglass to go work for Mr. Walter Price?

10. What did Master Thomas find fault in regarding Douglass's work in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of hunger in Douglass's narrative. How is this theme developed though symbolism? How is it developed through action? What are Douglass's statements about hunger?

Essay Topic 2

Define what an abolitionist was to Douglass. Discuss the risks abolitionists faced and their possible reasons for doing so. Why did Douglass want to risk his new-found freedom to help with the anti-slavery movement? Why did others who contributed to the book? What is notable about their sacrifices?

Essay Topic 3

Douglass wanted to escape, but at various points in his story got discouraged. Discuss three examples of when Douglass was discouraged. Why did Douglass get discouraged? How did he regain hope? What did these moments teach him?

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