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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Colonel Edward Lloyd?
(a) A slaveholder.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A Civil War soldier.
(d) A doctor.

2. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?
(a) More than 20.
(b) More than 30.
(c) 5.
(d) More than 10.

3. Where was Douglass sent to live in order to help a relative of his master?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) To a nearby farm.
(c) Nantucket.
(d) Boston.

4. Who did Douglass have to fight with to get his daily food?
(a) Other slave children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) All the slaves.
(d) Pigs.

5. What happened to Douglass when Master Thomas had a conflict with his brother?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was moved to Baltimore.
(c) He was moved to St. Michael's.
(d) He had to go work in the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the overseer who Douglass describes as cursing all day and whose death was seen as a blessing in Chapter 2?

2. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?

3. What was the job that Douglass performed for Daniel when he went hunting?

4. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?

5. Why did Douglass have to go back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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