Frederick Douglass Chapters 1-4

Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date?

• A fire destroyed the records
• His mother died when he was alive
• Slave owners keep their slaves ignorant of their birth date
• He left his personal records behind when he escaped

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Douglass’s probable father’s name?

• Colonel Lloyd
• Ned
• Captain Anthony
• Thomas Auld

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why do children of a slave-owning father and slave mother have the worst lot of the slaves?

• They must face the cruel wrath of the slave-owner's wife.
• They are assigned field work.
• They are never freed.
• They are taken from their mothers.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What event does Douglass connect with his introduction to the horrors of slavery?

• His birth
• Captain Anthony's whipping of Aunt Hester
• Gore's killing of Demby
• Learning to read

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is not what Douglass interprets slave songs to be?

• Prayers to  God
• Calls to action
• Testimonials against slavery
• Expressions of anguish

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is not one of the overseers under whom Douglass grows up?

• Mr. Severe
• Mr. Hopkins
• Mr. Gore
• Mr. Auld

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is Douglass’s main point about Gore shooting Demby?

• Gore acts irrationally
• Gore is overly cruel
• Whites are not punished for killing blacks
• Gore thinks Demby is trying to escape

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2