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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor does Douglass relate about himself in Chapter 1?
(a) His father was a doctor.
(b) His father was a lawyer.
(c) His father was a Civil War soldier.
(d) His father was a white man.

2. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?
(a) A ticket.
(b) A letter.
(c) Some money.
(d) A pass.

3. What was Douglass happy about receiving for his trip to help one of his master's relatives?
(a) A hair cut.
(b) A new shirt.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) His first pair of pants.

4. Where did Douglass's master go in Chapter 9 that changed his behavior?
(a) A Methodist camp meeting.
(b) A slaveholders meeting.
(c) A community meeting.
(d) A Baptist camp meeting.

5. What did the slave master tell his wife regarding not teaching slaves to read?
(a) He said they would be unmanageable.
(b) He said that it is not safe.
(c) He said that it was against the law.
(d) All are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?

2. What was a teenage girl in Douglass's own family killed for?

3. For about how long does Douglass write he stayed in Master Hugh's family in Chapter 7?

4. What is the female slave's name that Douglass describes being beaten by the supervisor in Chapter 1?

5. What does Douglass focus on describing in Chapter 3?

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