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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was Daniel O'Connell a slave in Africa?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. What did the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins demand from the slaves?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Obedience.

3. Why does Douglas think Mr. Hopkins was replaced?
(a) He was rude to Colonel Lloyd's children.
(b) He stole liquor.
(c) He was not severe enough as a master.
(d) He stole money.

4. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?
(a) Mississippi River.
(b) Maryland River.
(c) Chippewa River.
(d) Miles River.

5. In what time period of his life does Douglass's detailed descriptions in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) His twenties.
(b) His teenage years.
(c) When he met his first love.
(d) Two years of his childhood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What body of water does Phillips say Douglass has seen the ships sailing on in the second Preface?

3. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?

4. How old does Douglass write that he thinks he is in the first Chapter?

5. What did the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins want to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Douglass compare slaves to animals in Chapter 3?

2. What is the irony regarding the slaves wanting to work at the main farm?

3. What information does Douglass relate about himself in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. How were Colonel Lloyd's horses and carriages cared for?

5. Why does Phillips say he does not want to know Douglass's name or place of birth in the second Preface?

6. What did the white children know that black slaves do not, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 1?

7. Why is Douglass so concerned about his age in Chapter 1?

8. Give two examples of slaves who were murdered that Douglass mentions in Chapter 4. Who killed them?

9. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

10. Why did Phillips risk his life to be a part of the anti-slavery movement?

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