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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vassa mentions that he has been baptized; during which year did his baptism take place?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1698.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1796.

2. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?
(a) Hester.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hetty.

3. Though he does not know for sure how old he is as his story begins, Douglass estimates that he is roughly how old?
(a) 22.
(b) 35.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

4. When Prince is sold to pay for her master's wedding, which of the following children is most unhappy to see her go?
(a) James.
(b) William.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Daniel.

5. While in England, how many times do the Woods' threaten to throw Prince out on her own before she finally resolves to go?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vassa receives a letter of recommendation from which individual in Chapter 9?

2. How old is Douglass when he leaves Lloyd's plantation?

3. As Douglass' narrative begins, he says he was born in which of the following towns?

4. How many years does Prince work for Mr. D-------- in Turk's Island before he retires and takes her to Bermuda with him?

5. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?

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