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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 Master Thomas believe had marred Douglass as a slave?

2. What was ranked the same in value as the slaves on the plantation, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 8?

3. What did Douglass trade to learn new written words?

4. What did Douglass use of Master Thomas's to help him write?

5. Who became an abusive alcoholic, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between a slave in the country versus one in the city that Douglass discovered?

2. How would you describe the narrative point-of-view in Chapter 5?

3. What does Douglass washing in the river symbolize in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

7. Why does Douglass say he sees more clearly the results of slavery in Chapter 8?

8. What was Douglass's grandmother's situation in Chapter 8?

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

10. How did Douglass learn to read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Douglass discusses situations in which slaves tried to give respect and win favor with their masters. Give examples and explain why the slaves did this considering the way they were treated. Did Douglass ever participate in this? Why or why not? How did this serve the slaves?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Douglass's encounters with Mr. Covey and the fight they came to. How did the confrontation with Mr. Covey affect Douglass? Was this a turning point in Douglass's life? Why or why not?

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