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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. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Baker.
(c) Potter.
(d) Seamstress.

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

3. How long does Douglass live with his rented master?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 9 months.

4. How old is Douglass when he leaves Lloyd's plantation?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

5. A slaveholder tries to scare Brent by telling her he saw a friend of hers in miserable conditions in which Free State?
(a) New York.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?

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

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

4. How old is Brent's grandmother?

5. In her discussion of Dr. Flint, how many slave children does Brent say he has fathered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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.

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

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

10. When discussing his childhood, why does Douglass say life is generally harder for slaves with white fathers than for other slaves with two black parents?

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