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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. Who tried to help Douglass learn the alphabet?
(a) Mrs. Lloyd .
(b) Mr. Anthony.
(c) Mr. Auld.
(d) Mrs. Auld.

2. How was Douglass's new master in Chapter 9 different than Douglass' previous owners?
(a) He was a coward.
(b) He was nice.
(c) He beat Douglass.
(d) He talked to Douglass like he would a white man.

3. Approximately how old was Douglass when he went back to his birth place in Chapter 8?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. What did Mr. Covey do to keep the slaves working all the time?
(a) Yelled from a loudspeaker.
(b) Gave them bonuses.
(c) Snuck up on them.
(d) Let them sleep longer if they worked more.

5. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?
(a) She continued to care for her master.
(b) She was allowed to go and take Douglass with her.
(c) She was sold to another slaveholder.
(d) She had to move to a mud hut in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Douglass like the job he did for Daniel?

2. Where was Douglass supposed to look while talking to the master's wife at his new home in Chapter 6?

3. What did Douglass use to practice his writing?

4. What did Master Thomas believe had marred Douglass as a slave?

5. How long did Douglass have to work on occasion on Mr. Covey's farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Douglass begin to see his learning to read as a curse?

2. What was Douglass's grandmother's situation in Chapter 8?

3. Define abolitionist and the effect on Douglass of learning the word.

4. How did Douglass learn to read?

5. Who was Mr. Covey and how is he described?

6. What was Douglass's life like at first while working for Mr. Covey?

7. What does Douglass describe having experienced for the first time in Chapter 9?

8. What did Master Thomas find fault in regarding Douglass's work in Chapter 9?

9. What does Douglass washing in the river symbolize in Chapter 5?

10. What was the situation that caused Mr. Covey to fear Douglass?

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