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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. According to Chapter 2, what was the total monetary value of the clothing provided for each slave per year?
2. In his discussion of the Auld household, Douglass says that Mrs. Auld practices which trade?
3. What is the name of the man looking for Brent at the end of the narrative?
4. What is the name of Douglass' aunt who is badly beaten when he is a child?
5. In Chapter 28, Brent mentions that her Aunt Nancy was allowed to marry at what age?
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 does Brent start to fear her master when she is 15 years old?
3. Why, after purchasing her from Dr. Flint, does Mr. Sands agree to send Ellen to the North?
4. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.
5. What bittersweet moment does Brent have about her grandmother toward the end of her narrative?
6. At the beginning of his narrative, what reason does Douglass give for not knowing how old he is?
7. To what does Douglass attribute the negative changes in the Aulds toward the end of his time with them?
8. 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.
9. What bit of good news does Brent receive in Chapter 40, and what bad news overshadows it?
10. Describe the process by which Douglass teaches himself to write after Mrs. Auld stops teaching him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and analyze the odd behavior of the Woods family. Mr. Woods frequently tells Prince to find another owner, but will not sell her when she does. What reasons do the Woods' have for their treatment of Prince? Present supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Brent asserts multiple times throughout her narrative that while slavery in general is terrible, it is always much worse for women than for men. Cite three examples that either support or refute her statement and include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Brent ends her narrative by saying that she obtained freedom, though not in the usual way by marriage. Does Brent intend to say that freedom matters more to her than marriage? In a well-developed essay, argue which is more important to her and include supporting information from the text.
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