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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. Upon arriving at the Auld household, Douglass learns that he is to care for their young child by what name?
(a) Charles.
(b) James.
(c) Thomas.
(d) William.

2. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?
(a) Mary.
(b) Hester.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Hetty.

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

4. In Garrison's Preface, he says that he sought the aid of the General Agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. What is the name of this man?
(a) O'Connell.
(b) Henry.
(c) Collins.
(d) Remond.

5. What is the name of the young man that helps Brent find her way in Chapter 20?
(a) Charles.
(b) William.
(c) James.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After Douglass' aunt is beaten, he learns that she has been meeting her boyfriend. What is the name of the boyfriend?

4. How long does Douglass live with his rented master?

5. How old is Brent's grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. What is Douglass' life like under Mr. Covey?

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

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

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

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