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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 Mrs. Bruce's death, how long does the voyage from New York to Liverpool take for Brent and Mr. Bruce?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 28 days.
(d) 6 months.

2. Which of the following preachers does Douglass say is the favorite of the slaves in St. Michael's?
(a) Mr. Humphry.
(b) Mr. Cookman.
(c) Mr. Storks.
(d) Mr. Ewery.

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

4. How far is the distance between Brent's grandmother's house and the plantation house where Brent is sent to work?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 12 miles.

5. According to Chapter 2, what was the total monetary value of the clothing provided for each slave per year?
(a) $14.
(b) $20.
(c) $7.
(d) $3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the friend with whom Brent is reunited on the ship as she runs away?

2. After the slave auction, which of Brent's relatives and fellow slaves resolves to run away?

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

4. In Chapter 9, all BUT WHICH of the following are fellow kitchen slaves?

5. How old is Brent when her second child, a baby girl, is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in the last six months of Douglass' time with Mr. Covey?

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

3. According to Chapter 11, what is Douglass' opinion of the Underground Railroad?

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

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

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

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

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 sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?

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