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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 Mr. Covey do in the morning and at night?

2. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?

3. Where did Douglass sleep while working on the plantation as a child?

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

5. What does Douglass remark about city slaves versus country slaves in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the hopefulness of Douglass in Chapter 5.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain and give examples of how Douglass learned to read and write. How did his learning to read and write affect him both in good and bad ways? Were there any other skills that Douglass learned that both helped and hindered him? How?

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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