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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When taken to the town of Tinmah, Vassa relates that the people there use small white shells as currency. For how many shells is Vassa sold?
(a) 87.
(b) 119.
(c) 172.
(d) 10.

2. With what friend does Brent reunite in Chapter 40?
(a) Peter.
(b) Mark.
(c) Luke.
(d) John.

3. As Chapter 2 begins, Vassa says that he was kidnapped at what age?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

4. As his narrative begins, Douglass says that he has had two masters. What is the name of his first master?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) Ned.
(c) Anthony.
(d) James.

5. When Mr. Severe, the overseer, dies, he is replaced by whom?
(a) Mr. Lloyd.
(b) Mr. Townshend.
(c) Mr. Hopkins.
(d) Mr. Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the narrative, what does Brent say her is brother's name?

2. Douglass leaves Thomas Auld's house in what year?

3. Upon Mrs. Bruce's death, how long does the voyage from New York to Liverpool take for Brent and Mr. Bruce?

4. According to Chapter 2, which of the following were NOT children of Douglass' master?

5. What is the name of the slave owner with whom Vassa has trouble after purchasing his freedom?

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