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

2. After the slave auction, which of Brent's relatives and fellow slaves resolves to run away?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) William.
(d) Fanny.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Douglass say he went to St. Michael's?

2. What is the name of the pastor in Chapter 13?

3. How long does it take for Ellen to arrive in Brooklyn after she leaves Mr. Sands?

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

5. According to Douglass, which of the following is NOT the name of one of the master's sons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the ploy by which Brent is able to convince Dr. Flint that she has indeed run away to New York while she is really hiding in her grandmother's attic.

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

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

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

6. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.

7. Why does Douglass not explain how he managed to escape to New York?

8. Describe the process by which Mrs. Bruce is able to buy Brent's freedom from Mr. Dodge.

9. What is the result of Brent's repeated correspondence with Dr. Flint in Chapter 34?

10. What is the fate of Douglass' grandmother in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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