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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Douglass describe as "heavenly" in Chapter 10?
(a) Master Hugh.
(b) Mr. Covey.
(c) Mr. Freeland.
(d) Captain Auld.
2. What is the subject matter of two books that Douglass read and found interesting?
(a) How slavery will change in the future.
(b) Slavery covering both positions.
(c) Life of an educated white man.
(d) Life of an educated slave.
3. What does Douglass remark about city slaves versus country slaves in Chapter 6?
(a) City slaves are given opportunities to be free.
(b) City slaves are treated better.
(c) City slaves are treated equally as country slaves.
(d) City slaves are treated worse.
4. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?
(a) A ticket.
(b) A letter.
(c) Some money.
(d) A pass.
5. What caused Douglass's first beating on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Damaging farm tools.
(b) Breaking a cart and gate.
(c) Being disrespectful.
(d) Speaking before being told to .
6. 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.
7. When were the slaves able to rest on Mr. Covey's farm?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) When the slave trainer was sleeping.
(d) Sunday.
8. What was Douglass most upset about by the end of Chapter 8?
(a) That his first slaveholder did not put him in his will.
(b) He still had not tried to escape.
(c) That his grandmother was mistreated.
(d) He had to go work in the fields.
9. Where did Douglass sleep while working on the plantation as a child?
(a) In a corn sack on the dirt floor.
(b) On an old cot.
(c) In a hay stack.
(d) In one of the animal's stalls.
10. In Chapter 5, why does Douglass say he did not get treated as poorly as the other slaves?
(a) He was liked by the master's wife.
(b) He was too young to work in the fields.
(c) He played with the master's children.
(d) He worked an extra hour a day.
11. Who was Whittier?
(a) A poet.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A slaveholder.
(d) A lawyer.
12. What did Douglass start to go through in Chapter 9 that was new to him?
(a) Extreme beatings.
(b) Less work and more time to play.
(c) More freedom.
(d) Extreme hunger.
13. In what year does the narrative of Chapter 10 begin?
(a) 1733.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1833.
14. What did Douglass mainly do with his time off while working for Mr. Covey?
(a) Read.
(b) Write.
(c) Visit with street children.
(d) Sleep.
15. What did Master Thomas believe had marred Douglass as a slave?
(a) His time on the plantation.
(b) His love for his family.
(c) His time in the city.
(d) His abiilty to read and write.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Douglass use of Master Thomas's to help him write?
2. Who lived across the street and treated his slaves cruelly, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 6?
3. Why did Douglass like the job he did for Daniel?
4. What plan did Douglass decide not to give up on by the end of Chapter 8?
5. What did Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?
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