Frederick Douglass - Chapter 6-8

How was Douglass's new mistress unlike any other white woman he had ever seen?

• She helped him eat.

• She was kind to him.

• She whipped him.

• She was not kind to him.

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Why did Mrs. Auld's kind heart change?

• She didn't know Frederick Douglass.

• It was the first time she had a slave.

• Her husband influenced her thoughts of power.

• She didn't have any children.

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Explain the following quote from chapter 6 regading Mr. Auld:

"It would forever unfit him to be a slave"

• Learning how to read will make him realize that he is a person.

• Learning how to read will make him realize that he is not an animal.

• Learning how to read will make him realize that he has family.

• Learning how to read will make him realize that he has rights.

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What does Douglass trade with poor local boys in exchange for reading lessons?

• Cigarettes

• Bread

• Books

• Money

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When Douglass's grandmother got to old to work in the fields, she was _____.

• abandoned

• set free

• shot

• drowned

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While sailing from Baltimore to the Eastern shore of Maryland, Douglass paid special attention to ships heading to which city?

• Philadelphia

• Washington

• Boston

• New York

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Where does Douglass discover that the word “abolitionist” means “anti-slavery”?

• In a city newspaper

• In a book

• On a poster

• Sophia Auld tells him

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Which family does Douglass witness mistreating their slaves Henrietta and Mary?

• Hopkins

• Hamilton

• Hugh

• Hester

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How long does Douglass live in Hugh Auld’s household?

• One year

• Five years

• Seven years

• Eleven years

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What caused Douglass's anxiety with the valuation?

• He was older than the other slaves.

• He believed his lighter skin would draw him a lower value.

• He feared being valued as a pig instead of a horse.

• He had known what it was like to be kindly treated.

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