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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. Upon arriving at the Auld household, Douglass learns that he is to care for their young child by what name?
2. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?
3. How old is Douglass when he comes across the book "The Columbian Orator" in his private pursuit of education?
4. How old is Douglass in Chapter 8?
5. During which of the following years is Garrison's Preface dated?
Short Essay Questions
1. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?
2. When Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass the alphabet, why is her husband upset?
3. Why does Brent refuse Emily Dodge's request that she return home?
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. What is the fate of Douglass' grandmother in Chapter 8?
6. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
7. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?
8. To what does Douglass attribute the negative changes in the Aulds toward the end of his time with them?
9. What is Douglass' life like under Mr. Covey?
10. As Brent's narrative begins, when and how does Brent find out that she is a slave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mary Prince presents the description of her mother crying for the children who are to be sold as similar to that of a mother crying for a child who has died. Analyze and discuss this description in a well-developed essay, citing supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Compare and contrast Douglass' experience with slavery with that of Vassa. Include supporting information from both narratives.
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