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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. After Douglass' aunt is beaten, he learns that she has been meeting her boyfriend. What is the name of the boyfriend?
2. What is the name of the Auld's neighbors?
3. What is the name of the doctor Brent wishes Ellen to see in Chapter 33?
4. How long do Brent and Ellen support themselves in Boston?
5. Though he does not know for sure how old he is as his story begins, Douglass estimates that he is roughly how old?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the fate of Douglass' grandmother in Chapter 8?
2. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
3. What is Douglass' life like under Mr. Covey?
4. 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.
5. According to Douglass, why does Mrs. Hicks murder the young slave girl who was watching the baby?
6. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?
7. 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?
8. What changes in the last six months of Douglass' time with Mr. Covey?
9. What is the result of Brent's repeated correspondence with Dr. Flint in Chapter 34?
10. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All four of the authors represented in this collection have slightly different reasons for writing their stories. Compare and contrast their motives in a well-developed essay. Include supporting information from all four narratives.
Essay Topic 2
Is there anything to Mr. Auld's argument that educating a slave is dangerous? Cite and discuss three ways in which an educated slave might be detrimental to the slave system, using supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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