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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 is the subject matter of two books that Douglass read and found interesting?

2. What did Douglass realize about education in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. Where did Douglass's master go in Chapter 9 that changed his behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Douglass describes situations, such as not wanting to put details about his escape route into his story for fear of other slaves not getting a chance to escape, that give the reader an idea about the type of person he is. Write about your impressions of Douglass and the type of character he had. Cite examples from the book to support your answer. To whom might you compare Douglass today? Why? Do you believe he was an honorable man? Why or why not?

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