Douglass's Narrative - Ch. 7

Douglass' tone in lines 7 - 10 ("She at first...were a brute") could best be described as

• sympathetic
• jocular
• irate
• sardonic

Which of the following is LEAST ironic?

• "simplicity" (line 12)
• "wrong" (line 16)
• "as well" (line 25-26)
• "Christian" (line 52)

Douglass's most prized achievement is ch. 7 is

• reading & writing
• singing with Ray Charles
• city-like freedom
• winning his mistress's affection

Jocular means

• grimly mocking
• athletic in nature
• humorous
• cynical

Sardonic means

• playful
• cynical
• satan-like
• sassy

The phrase "no more forever" (line 99)

• is a double negative
• creates emphasis
• is a non sequitur
• all of the above

Denunciation means

• to denounce
• public condemnation
• announce bad things
• laugh at the wrong time

Which item made the mistress more angry with Douglass

• bread
• newspaper
• shoes
• whips

Abhor means

• trust someone who is evil
• regard with pain
• smile and nod
• regard with disgust

When Douglass says that "freedom roused my soul," what does he mean?

• The thought of freedom awakened his soul
• The thought of freedom tickled his soul
• The thought of freedom gave him hope beyond imagination
• The thought of freedom only served to make him more tired