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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 old is Benny, Brent's son, in Chapter 15?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.
2. When discussing his master's house, Douglass says that people come from all BUT WHICH of the following towns to see the master's garden?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Easton.
3. For what sum does Mrs. Bruce purchase Brent's freedom at the end of the narrative?
(a) $600.
(b) $400.
(c) $200.
(d) $300.
4. Upon arriving at the Auld household, Douglass learns that he is to care for their young child by what name?
(a) William.
(b) Thomas.
(c) James.
(d) Charles.
5. As his narrative begins, Douglass says that he has had two masters. What is the name of his first master?
(a) Ned.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) Anthony.
(d) James.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Mr. Severe, the overseer, dies, he is replaced by whom?
2. What is the name of Ellen's companion when Brent finds her in New York?
3. Upon becoming pregnant, which relative does Brent most fear telling of her pregnancy?
4. How old is Brent's grandmother?
5. How old is Douglass in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Douglass say about the reasons slaves sing in Chapter 2?
2. What changes in the last six months of Douglass' time with Mr. Covey?
3. What sort of reception does Douglass find in the household of Thomas Auld?
4. What bittersweet moment does Brent have about her grandmother toward the end of her narrative?
5. What bit of good news does Brent receive in Chapter 40, and what bad news overshadows it?
6. Describe the propaganda told to southern slaves by their masters about life in the North, as discussed in Chapter 9.
7. Describe the process by which Douglass teaches himself to write after Mrs. Auld stops teaching him.
8. What fright does Brent face in Chapters 35 and 36?
9. To what does Douglass attribute the negative changes in the Aulds toward the end of his time with them?
10. Why does Brent refuse Emily Dodge's request that she return home?
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