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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 did Mr. Covey do in the morning and at night?

3. What did the slaveholder use as a way to justify slavery in Chapter 9?

4. What is the year that Douglass remembers moving in the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What did Mr. Covey do to keep the slaves working all the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was Douglass's life like while with Mr. Freeland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of religion in Douglass's narrative. What role did religion play in the development and maintenance of the slavery system? How was religion perceived by those who were enslaved? What were Douglass's views on religion?

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