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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, all BUT WHICH of the following are fellow kitchen slaves?
(a) Henny.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Mary.

2. What is the name of the Auld's neighbors?
(a) Dumont.
(b) Purcell.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Cantor.

3. To which state does Dr. Flint send his son on a visit in Chapter 7?
(a) Alabama.
(b) New York.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Kentucky.

4. Where does Benny say he thinks his mother is when Dr. Flint asks him?
(a) Dead.
(b) New York.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Hiding.

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. Douglass leaves Thomas Auld's house in what year?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1876.

7. At the Bruce house, what is the name of the baby for whom Brent cares?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Nancy.

8. How old is Ellen when Dr. Flint throws her in jail in an attempt to get information on Brent's whereabouts?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

9. How long does Brent live in her grandmother's attic before actually running away?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 3 years.

10. According to Douglass, which of the following is NOT the name of one of his master's sons-in-law?
(a) Mr. Cantor.
(b) Mr. Nicholson.
(c) Mr. Lowndes.
(d) Mr. Winder.

11. According to Chapter 2, what was the total monetary value of the clothing provided for each slave per year?
(a) $14.
(b) $7.
(c) $3.
(d) $20.

12. After Brent's disappearance, Dr. Flint sells William and the two children for what sum?
(a) $2400.
(b) $1200.
(c) $1900.
(d) $800.

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

14. What is the name of the man in Chapter 36 who has been writing to the Flints of Brent's whereabouts?
(a) Mr. Taylor.
(b) Mr. Dodge.
(c) Mr. Thorne.
(d) Mr. Hyde.

15. According to his discussion of his childhood, what is the name of Douglass' mother?
(a) Betsey.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Leah.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the distance between Brent's grandmother's house and the plantation house where Brent is sent to work?

2. How old is Brent's grandmother?

3. As Chapter 7 opens, Douglass says that he lived with the Auld family for how long?

4. The fair overseer is replaced by which of the following men at Lloyd's plantation?

5. What is the name of the friend with whom Brent is reunited on the ship as she runs away?

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