Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass Ch. 1 and 6

Who does Douglass suspect is his father?

• white overseer, Mr. Severe
• white owner, Captain Aaron Anthony
• white owner, Mr. Hopkins
• a black field slave

How did Douglass learn to read?

• a small slave school

• his master's wife

• his master's three daughters

• Douglass could not read

Where was Douglass born?

• Maryland
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Mississippi

What was the Underground Railroad? (from the video)

• A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.

• Rights protected by people.

• Not being controlled by someone.

• Forced to work without pay.

The North Star is (from the video)

• a book that Frederick Douglass wrote about his childhood

• The title of Frederick Douglass first speech

• The anti-slavery newspaper that Frederick Douglass started

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 other answers

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 answers.

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 other answers.

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 when he was very young.

• All of the other answers

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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