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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglass hope for by going to the new farm where he was sent in Chapter 9?

2. When were the slaves able to rest on Mr. Covey's farm?

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

4. Who was Whittier?

5. Who lived across the street and treated his slaves cruelly, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Douglass want to learn to write? How did he go about accomplishing that objective?

4. How did Douglass learn to read?

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

6. Describe Master Thomas and explain why Douglass hoped he would change.

7. Why was Douglass called back to his birth place in Chapter 8?

8. What was Douglass's life like while with Mr. Freeland?

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

10. What was Douglass's life as a young slave like, as described in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Douglass's relationship to Mrs. Auld? Is there more to the relationship than Mrs. Auld teaching him the alphabet? What does she represent for Douglass?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of Douglass's memoir. From what perspective is the memoir written? In what tense is it related? Why are these decisions by the writer important?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influences of Frederick Douglass today. What strides did Douglass make that have changed our world? How did Douglass shape the minds of abolitionists in the 1800s, and how did those impacts carry forward through time? Do you believe Douglass is adequately celebrated for his achievements? Why or why not?

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