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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. How much does Brent's son weigh when he is born?
(a) 8 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 4 pounds.
(d) 6 pounds.
2. How many slaves does Brent say Mr. Litch owns?
(a) 475.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 600.
3. According to Chapter 2, what was the total monetary value of the clothing provided for each slave per year?
(a) $7.
(b) $14.
(c) $20.
(d) $3.
4. How many slaves has Mrs. Auld had prior to Douglass' arrival?
(a) 4.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.
5. Which of the following preachers does Douglass say is the favorite of the slaves in St. Michael's?
(a) Mr. Storks.
(b) Mr. Humphry.
(c) Mr. Ewery.
(d) Mr. Cookman.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the published reward for Brent after she has escaped?
2. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?
3. At the Bruce house, what is the name of the baby for whom Brent cares?
4. By what animal is Benny bitten while Brent hides in her grandmother's attic?
5. What is the name of the woman who kills a slave for not staying awake all night to watch the baby in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why, after purchasing her from Dr. Flint, does Mr. Sands agree to send Ellen to the North?
3. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?
4. Why does Brent refuse Emily Dodge's request that she return home?
5. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.
6. When Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass the alphabet, why is her husband upset?
7. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
8. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?
9. What is the result when Brent falls in love with a free black man?
10. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?
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