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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?
(a) Look at the floor.
(b) Look ahead, just not right at her.
(c) Look away.
(d) Look her in the eyes.

2. What is the writer of the second Preface famous for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Being a slave master.
(c) Being an anti-slavery orator.
(d) Being a slave trainer.

3. Who gave the anti-slavery speech in Massachusetts that is described in the Preface?
(a) Paul Davenport.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) William Smith.
(d) Daniel O'Connell.

4. How does Douglass describe the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins?
(a) As ruthless and violent.
(b) As kind and gentle.
(c) As thin and wiry.
(d) As articulate.

5. For about how long does Douglass write he stayed in Master Hugh's family in Chapter 7?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best defines what "mulatto" means?

2. What rumor does Douglass relate about himself in Chapter 1?

3. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?

4. Garrison builds up Douglass as an icon of what movement in the Preface?

5. When Mr. Lanman bragged about the two killings what happened?

(see the answer key)

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