Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass

1. Why is Frederick not sure when he was born?

• There are no records kept of slaves’ births.
• His mom forgot to tell him.
• His master burned his birth certificate.
• All of the above.

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Why would slaveholders want to keep a slave ignorant of such a simple thing as his birthday?

• It makes them feel like animals.
• It keeps them uneducated.
• It makes them easier to control.
• All of the above.

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Who is Frederick's father?

• Frederick's master, a white man.
• He has not idea.
• A slave, a black man.
• All of the above.

Why is a slaveholder who has fathered a child likely to be tougher on that child?

• The slaveholder would hate the child.
• The slaveholder would not want to be accused of favoritism.
• The slaveholder would not know it was his child.
• All of the above.

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Why does Frederick only rarely see his mother?

• She doesn't love him.
• She doesn't know he's her son.
• She was moved away from him at birth.
• All of the above.

Why does Frederick tell the story of Aunt Hester and Lloyd’s Ned?

• It was when Frederick realized what slavery was all about.
• It was a funny anecdote to lighten the mood.
• It showed that romance could still happen between slaves.
• It was when Douglass declared that he would someday be free.

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How did Colonel Lloyd keep the slave boys from taking his fruit?

• He watches the fruit secretly from behind the fence.
• He tarred the fence around the fruit.
• He kept the slave boys fenced in.
• All of the above.

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What is ironic about Colonel Lloyd’s treatment of his horses compared to his slaves?

• The horses are beaten regularly.
• The horses are used for field labor.
• The horses are treated better than the slaves.
• All of the above.

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What happened to the slave who told Colonel Lloyd the truth about his master?

• He was given a reward for his honesty.
• He was immediately chained and sold from his family.
• He was killed.
• All of the above.

Why would a slave whose life on a plantation was very bad fear being sold to a slave-trader?

• It could always be worse with the next master.
• They are separated from family and friends.
• They don't know where they are going.
• All of the above.

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