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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) James.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Ned.

2. In Chapter 9, all BUT WHICH of the following are fellow kitchen slaves?
(a) Mary.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Henny.
(d) Eliza.

3. In his discussion of his childhood, what does Douglass say is the name of the man who owns his mother?
(a) Mr. Cage.
(b) Mr. Stewart.
(c) Mr. Gale.
(d) Mr. Winthrop.

4. Though he does not know for sure how old he is as his story begins, Douglass estimates that he is roughly how old?
(a) 22.
(b) 35.
(c) 19.
(d) 28.

5. Garrison states in his Preface that Douglass proves slaves in Maryland were treated slightly better than slaves in all BUT WHICH of the following states?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Brent watches a mother lose how many of her children at a slave auction?

2. As Douglass' narrative begins, he says he was born in which of the following towns?

3. What is the name of the kind pastor in Chapter 31 who takes Brent and her friend in?

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?

5. Upon becoming pregnant, which relative does Brent most fear telling of her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. To what does Douglass attribute the negative changes in the Aulds toward the end of his time with them?

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

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

7. What bittersweet moment does Brent have about her grandmother toward the end of her narrative?

8. Why, after purchasing her from Dr. Flint, does Mr. Sands agree to send Ellen to the North?

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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