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

2. What did Douglass mainly do with his time off while working for Mr. Covey?

3. Who does Douglass describe as "heavenly" in Chapter 10?

4. What happened to Douglass after he was given to Mrs. Lucretia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Douglass learn to read?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Douglass had multiple masters throughout his life as a slave. Give examples of three of his masters and explain the effects they had on Douglass.Which master had the greatest effect on Douglas, and was that effect positive or negative? How did they differ? Where did he encounter each?

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

Define what an abolitionist was to Douglass. Discuss the risks abolitionists faced and their possible reasons for doing so. Why did Douglass want to risk his new-found freedom to help with the anti-slavery movement? Why did others who contributed to the book? What is notable about their sacrifices?

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