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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) The images of the slaves being beaten.
(b) The images of slaves being hung.
(c) The emotional impact of the songs the slaves sing.
(d) The emotional impact of babies being taken from their mothers.

2. What is William Lloyd Garrison well-known for being?
(a) An abolitionist.
(b) A Civil War soldier.
(c) A slave.
(d) A slave master.

3. How long was the food that is given to the adult slaves supposed to last?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

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

5. Why did the Colonel put tar on the fence?
(a) To ruin the slaves' only clothes if they try to climb it.
(b) To know if the slaves tried to escape.
(c) To identify any slave that attempted to steal.
(d) To keep the animals away.

6. In Chapter 4 Douglass says, "I speak advisedly when I say this,--that killing a slave, or any colored person, in" what county of "Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community" (20)?
(a) Jackson County.
(b) Talbot County.
(c) Wilson County.
(d) Clark County.

7. What is the "West Indies Experiment?"
(a) An experiment to test working conditions on plantations.
(b) An experiment to see if slaves that were freed would be just as productive as the slaves who were not.
(c) An experiment to make white people slaves.
(d) An experiment to keep slave families together.

8. What weapon does Douglass say Mr. Lanman used to kill one of two slaves?
(a) Gun.
(b) Noose.
(c) Hatchet.
(d) Knife.

9. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

10. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
(a) He was a publisher.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a lawyer.

11. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?
(a) Peace.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Godliness.
(d) Calm.

12. What does Douglass focus on describing in Chapter 3?
(a) His teenage years.
(b) The punishments slaves endure.
(c) The luxuries of slaveholders .
(d) Slave families attempt at staying together.

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

14. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?
(a) Before turning one.
(b) Before turning three.
(c) Before turning five.
(d) At two years of age.

15. What did the slaves produce on the main farm besides tobacco and corn?
(a) Squash.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the writer of the second Preface famous for?

2. Why did the slaves say kind words about their masters?

3. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?

4. To whom does the author compare Douglass in the second Preface?

5. Where is the opening Preface said to be written?

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