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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. Brent learns that prior to William running away, Mr. Sands had intended to free him in how many years?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

2. To which state does Dr. Flint send his son on a visit in Chapter 7?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Alabama.
(d) New York.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pastor in Chapter 13?

2. What is the name of Ellen's companion when Brent finds her in New York?

3. 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?

4. During Douglass' time with the Aulds, which of his former master's children dies?

5. As Chapter 7 opens, Douglass says that he lived with the Auld family for how long?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?

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

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

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

6. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?

7. What is the fate of Douglass' grandmother in Chapter 8?

8. What bit of good news does Brent receive in Chapter 40, and what bad news overshadows it?

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

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

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