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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main competition among the slaves, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Who could go without a beating for the longest.
(b) Who had the most food left after a week.
(c) The one who was yelled at the least.
(d) Each insisted that their master was better than the other's master.

2. Who did Douglass marry after getting to the state where he became free?
(a) Lola.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Tara.

3. In what state was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Maryland.

4. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?
(a) The end of slavery the following year.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The death of Douglass.
(d) His own death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

2. Who gave the anti-slavery speech in Massachusetts that is described in the Preface?

3. Where did Douglass and his new bride go?

4. What was the name of the overseer for the main farm house of Colonel Lloyd?

5. What extreme example does Douglass give in Chapter 4 of what slaveholders are able to get away with?

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