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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 did Douglass get to eat as a child on the plantation?

2. How many slaves had Mrs. Auld owned before Douglass came to live with her?

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

4. How long did Douglass have to work on occasion on Mr. Covey's farm?

5. Who lived across the street and treated his slaves cruelly, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the situation that caused Mr. Covey to fear Douglass?

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

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

4. Why did Douglass want to learn to write? How did he go about accomplishing that objective?

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

6. What was Douglass's life like at first while working for Mr. Covey?

7. Describe a separation that Douglass goes through in Chapter 8.

8. Why did Douglass begin to see his learning to read as a curse?

9. Describe Master Thomas and explain why Douglass hoped he would change.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influences of Frederick Douglass today. What strides did Douglass make that have changed our world? How did Douglass shape the minds of abolitionists in the 1800s, and how did those impacts carry forward through time? Do you believe Douglass is adequately celebrated for his achievements? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Douglass discusses some of his family as well as his masters.What sorts of things did Douglass learn from observing both his family as well as his masters' over the years? Did each 'family' teach him different things, or do they have some of the same lessons? How were these family systems different?

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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