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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) Thomas.
(b) James.
(c) Charles.
(d) William.

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

3. How old is Benny, Brent's son, in Chapter 15?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 28.
(d) 35.

5. What is the name of the ship on which Douglass is sent from Baltimore to St. Michael's?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Marie-Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At the beginning of the narrative, what does Brent say her is brother's name?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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