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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the neighbor's slave in Chapter 6 whom Douglass witnesses fighting for food with the pigs?
(a) Mary.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Betsey.
(d) Dinah.

2. As Douglass' narrative begins, he says he was born in which of the following towns?
(a) Marydel.
(b) Tuckahoe.
(c) Easton.
(d) Galena.

3. After discovering he can't manage Douglass, Thomas Auld finally rents Douglass out to a man by what name?
(a) Mr. Handley.
(b) Mr. Covey.
(c) Mr. Cookman.
(d) Mr. Ewery.

4. After Douglass' aunt is beaten, he learns that she has been meeting her boyfriend. What is the name of the boyfriend?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Ned.
(d) James.

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

6. Which of the following preachers does Douglass say is the favorite of the slaves in St. Michael's?
(a) Mr. Storks.
(b) Mr. Ewery.
(c) Mr. Humphry.
(d) Mr. Cookman.

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

8. At the end of the searching of the house in Chapter 12, how many lashes does the captain order the occupants to be given?
(a) 63.
(b) 39.
(c) 25.
(d) 105.

9. What is the name of the man looking for Brent at the end of the narrative?
(a) Mr. Hyde.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Mr. Thorne.
(d) Mr. Dodge.

10. How old is Douglass when his mother dies?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

11. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Potter.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Baker.

12. What is the name of the kind pastor in Chapter 31 who takes Brent and her friend in?
(a) Rev. Elliot.
(b) Rev. Peters.
(c) Rev. Long.
(d) Rev. Durham.

13. How old is Douglass when he leaves Lloyd's plantation?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

14. How long does Douglass live with his rented master?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 4 months.

15. How old is Brent when her second child, a baby girl, is born?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do Brent and Ellen support themselves in Boston?

3. In Garrison's Preface, he says that he sought the aid of the General Agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. What is the name of this man?

4. What is the name of the woman who kills a slave for not staying awake all night to watch the baby in Chapter 4?

5. Upon becoming pregnant, which relative does Brent most fear telling of her pregnancy?

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