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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many slaves does Brent say Mr. Litch owns?
(a) 600.
(b) 475.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

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

3. What is the name of the pastor in Chapter 13?
(a) Mr. Crow.
(b) Mr. Pike.
(c) Mr. Long.
(d) Mr. Grey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Benny, Brent's son, in Chapter 15?

2. How old is Douglass when he comes across the book "The Columbian Orator" in his private pursuit of education?

3. During which of the following years is Garrison's Preface dated?

4. For what sum does Mrs. Bruce purchase Brent's freedom at the end of the narrative?

5. How old is Brent when Dr. Flint begins to pursue her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?

2. As Brent prepares to escape, she is able to spend a little time with her son. What is she surprised to learn upon reuniting with Benny?

3. When Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass the alphabet, why is her husband upset?

4. What is the result when Brent falls in love with a free black man?

5. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?

6. Describe the process by which Douglass teaches himself to write after Mrs. Auld stops teaching him.

7. What changes in the last six months of Douglass' time with Mr. Covey?

8. According to Douglass, why does Mrs. Hicks murder the young slave girl who was watching the baby?

9. At the beginning of his narrative, what reason does Douglass give for not knowing how old he is?

10. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?

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