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

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

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

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

5. How long do Brent and Ellen support themselves in Boston?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?

2. When discussing his master's house, Douglass says that people come from all BUT WHICH of the following towns to see the master's garden?

3. As Chapter 24 opens, how many trips has Dr. Flint made to New York in search of Brent?

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

5. What is the published reward for Brent after she has escaped?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, according to Douglass' recollection of his childhood, are infants separated from their mothers at such a young age in Maryland?

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why does Brent refuse Emily Dodge's request that she return home?

7. When discussing his childhood, why does Douglass say life is generally harder for slaves with white fathers than for other slaves with two black parents?

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

9. As Brent's narrative begins, when and how does Brent find out that she is a slave?

10. What bit of good news does Brent receive in Chapter 40, and what bad news overshadows it?

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