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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. Douglass leaves Thomas Auld's house in what year?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1798.
2. How long does Brent live in her grandmother's attic before actually running away?
(a) 16 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 years.
3. What is the name of the kind pastor in Chapter 31 who takes Brent and her friend in?
(a) Rev. Durham.
(b) Rev. Elliot.
(c) Rev. Long.
(d) Rev. Peters.
4. What is the name of the Auld's neighbors?
(a) Dumont.
(b) Purcell.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Cantor.
5. With what friend does Brent reunite in Chapter 40?
(a) Mark.
(b) Luke.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Benny say he thinks his mother is when Dr. Flint asks him?
2. How old is Douglass in Chapter 8?
3. How far is the distance between Brent's grandmother's house and the plantation house where Brent is sent to work?
4. As his narrative begins, Douglass says that he has had two masters. What is the name of his first master?
5. What is the name of Ellen's companion when Brent finds her in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?
2. At the beginning of his narrative, what reason does Douglass give for not knowing how old he is?
3. What is the fate of Douglass' grandmother in Chapter 8?
4. What bittersweet moment does Brent have about her grandmother toward the end of her narrative?
5. 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?
6. Why does Douglass not explain how he managed to escape to New York?
7. Why, after purchasing her from Dr. Flint, does Mr. Sands agree to send Ellen to the North?
8. When Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass the alphabet, why is her husband upset?
9. 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.
10. What changes in the last six months of Douglass' time with Mr. Covey?
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