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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When describing Mr. I-------'s household, what does Prince say is the name of the mulatto slave boy?
2. What is the name of the woman Prince meets from the Anti-Slavery Society after she leaves the Woods family?
3. In his exploration of religions, Vassa touches on all BUT WHICH of the following religions?
4. After attending the Moravian church, Prince meets the man who will be her husband. What is his name?
5. While describing the cruelty of Mr. D------'s son, Prince tells of another slave who dies when the son throws her into prickly pear bushes. What is this slave's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Prince's reaction to Hetty upon being sold to Captain I---- and arriving at his household.
2. Describe Vassa's response to his continued slavery after he is sold.
3. Describe Vassa's experience with Quakers in Chapter 7.
4. In Chapter 6, what decision does Vassa say he has reached about the life of a free black person?
5. While in England with the Woods family, what work is Prince compelled to do that is very difficult for her? How does Mr. Woods respond?
6. Describe the logic by which Vassa believes he cannot be sold at the end of Chapter 4.
7. What events lead to Prince being placed with Mrs. Pruden, after her service with the Williams family?
8. What sort of life does Vassa find when he comes into contact with Captain Doran and Mr. King?
9. At the end of his narrative, what is Vassa's major argument for why the slave trade should end?
10. After Hetty's death, Prince is severely beaten for what mistake?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Douglass' experience with slavery with that of Vassa. Include supporting information from both narratives.
Essay Topic 2
In a well-developed essay, discuss and analyze the different viewpoints of Mary Prince's parents. What attitude does her mother have toward her, and how does it change throughout her story? What attitude does her father display? Include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
One of Vassa's masters, Mr. King, is kind to his slaves and refuses to beat or abuse them. Instead, he simply sells slaves with whom he is unhappy. Mr. King is a Quaker, and his refusal to torture his slaves is likely in keeping with his religious beliefs. Based on King's treatment of his slaves, does he deserve the title of a good slave owner? The slaves he sells are likely to be abused by their purchasers; does King bear any responsibility for their fate? In a well-developed essay, frame an argument as to whether King is an above-average slave owner or if, by reason of negligence or antipathy, he is just as bad as any other. Use supporting information from the text.
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