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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. How old is Douglass when his mother dies?
2. In what year does Douglass say he went to St. Michael's?
3. How old is Douglass in Chapter 8?
4. As his narrative begins, Douglass says that he has had two masters. What is the name of his first master?
5. How old is Benny, Brent's son, in Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Bruce household Brent finds after escaping North.
2. What is the result of Brent's repeated correspondence with Dr. Flint in Chapter 34?
3. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?
4. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
5. As Brent's narrative begins, when and how does Brent find out that she is a slave?
6. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.
7. What bittersweet moment does Brent have about her grandmother toward the end of her narrative?
8. Why, according to Douglass' recollection of his childhood, are infants separated from their mothers at such a young age in Maryland?
9. Why does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?
10. At the beginning of his narrative, what reason does Douglass give for not knowing how old he is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In a well-developed essay, explore the concept of age as it relates to Douglass. What does chronological age represent for him? Illustrate the ways in which age is a symbol for Douglass' slavery.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the treatment Mary Prince receives at the hands of her various masters. Be sure to include details and supporting information from her narrative.
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