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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 old is Brent when her second child, a baby girl, is born?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.
2. As Chapter 7 opens, Douglass says that he lived with the Auld family for how long?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 19 years.
3. What is the name of the woman who kills a slave for not staying awake all night to watch the baby in Chapter 4?
(a) Mrs. Cantor.
(b) Mrs. Giles.
(c) Mrs. Michaels.
(d) Mrs. Hicks.
4. According to Douglass, which of the following is NOT the name of one of the master's sons?
(a) Edward.
(b) James.
(c) Murray.
(d) Daniel.
5. In the Preface to Douglass' narrative, Garrison says he became acquainted with Douglass during what year?
(a) 1758.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1902.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Brent when Dr. Flint begins to pursue her?
2. How far is the distance between Brent's grandmother's house and the plantation house where Brent is sent to work?
3. What is the name of Ellen's companion when Brent finds her in New York?
4. After the slave auction, which of Brent's relatives and fellow slaves resolves to run away?
5. Upon Mrs. Bruce's death, how long does the voyage from New York to Liverpool take for Brent and Mr. Bruce?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Bruce household Brent finds after escaping North.
2. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?
3. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?
4. 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?
5. What is the result when Brent falls in love with a free black man?
6. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.
7. Describe the process by which Douglass teaches himself to write after Mrs. Auld stops teaching him.
8. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
9. When Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass the alphabet, why is her husband upset?
10. What is the result of Brent's repeated correspondence with Dr. Flint in Chapter 34?
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