How does following passage support Douglass’s purpose? “From the crown of my head to my feet, I was covered in blood. My hair was all clotted with dust and blood; my shirt was stiff with blood.”

Readers will feel sympathy for the slaves.

It casts doubts about the facts of slavery.

Readers will respect Mr. Covey’s rights.

It contains disapproval of all southerners.

Who does Douglass suspect is his father?

white owner, Captain Aaron Anthony

How did Douglass learn to read?

his master's wife and some white boys

What was the Underground Railroad?

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

Not being controlled by someone.

The anti-slavery newspaper that Frederick Douglass started

a book that Frederick Douglass wrote about his childhood

The title of Frederick Douglass first speech

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

It makes them feel like animals.

It makes them easier to control.

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

The slaveholder would not want to be accused of favoritism.

The slaveholder would hate the child.

The slaveholder would not know it was his child.

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.

What were Frederick’s initial impressions of his new mistress, Mrs. Sophia Auld?

Angry: she pushed his trunk down the stairs.

Haughty: She didn't ask him his name.

Sad: She cried over having a slave in her house.

Why does Frederick call Mr. Auld’s forbidding his learning how to read “invaluable instruction”?

It confirmed that education is necessary and important.

It taught him to accept his place as a slave.

How did Mrs. Auld change and why did she change?

She became harsh and cruel; she learned how to be a slave owner.

She became more kind; she felt sorry for the slaves.

She became withdrawn; she was ashamed of owning slaves.

She became happy; she wanted Frederick to be free.

Why was Aunt Hester denied, by the slave master, the privilege of going out in the evenings?

He didn't want her courting other men.

He was worried about her safety.

In chapter eight, Douglass’s old master Captain Anthony died. Douglass is then sent for for what demeaning purpose?

To be counted with all of the other possessions of the captain

To be mated to a new slave and used for breeding

To be whipped for insubordination

One of the greatest tragedies of slavery, according to Douglass, was what was done to his grandmother after Captain Anthony’s death and after she had served him faithfully for thirty years. What happened to her?

She was turned out into the forest to live (or die) on her own.

She was beaten to death by her new masters.

She was sold to a notoriously cruel master in the south.

She was starved to death by Anthony’s daughter.

Mr. Thomas Auld then becomes Douglass next master in chapter nine. Auld is the worst kind of slave owner because he does what?

Does not provide his slaves with adequate housing from the cold

Works the slaves past sundown and at Christmas

Douglass is then sent to Ed Covey, a poor farmer famous for what?

A reputation as a slave breaker

A reputation for sleeping with his slaves

A reputation for being kind to his slaves

Mr. Covey and his wife buy a new slave, Caroline, and they are quite delighted with her. Why? For what purpose did they buy her?

They plan to use her as a breeder to get more slaves

She is very pretty and will become Covey’s mistress

She is tall and strong and can work more than many other slaves

The Coveys, Douglass says, are the worst masters he’d ever had. All of the worst masters, he explains, shared what characteristic?

They were religious, and used their religion to justify their cruelty.

They were poor. The poor masters were the cruelest.

They were drunkards, and were cruelest when they’d been drinking.

They were lazy and used their slaves to make up for it.

What incident sparks Douglass’s “becoming a man”? In other words, what happens that first encourages Douglass to break free of Covey’s cruelty?

Covey hits a sick Douglass with a board and breaks his head

Covey beats Caroline so badly she later dies

Covey whips a fellow slave, leaving him tied to the post for 12 hours

This incident arouses in Douglass such an anger for Covey that later he does what?

Grabs Covey and wrestles the whip out of his hands

Talks to a magistrate about Covey

Rouses the slaves in Covey’s household to rebel

What does Douglass say is a seeming kindness from the slave holders, but does, in fact, serve best to keep slavery going by “keeping down the spirit of insurrection”? This practice, he says, is “part and parcel of the gross fraud, wrong, and inhumanity of slavery” because it “carries off the rebellious spirit of enslaved humanity” acting as a “safety valve.”

Giving slaves six days off between Christmas and New Years

Allowing slaves to marry and have children

Allowing slaves to develop their own religious practices

Rewarding slaves for ratting on one another

What does Douglass do that gets him sent away from the Freelands?

He plots with the other slaves to run away

He stands up to Mr. Freeland and fights him

Shortly after, Douglass finally makes good his escape. Why does he not include any of the details of his escape?

He doesn’t want to give away secrets that might then prevent others from escaping slavery

He doesn’t want to get the other slaves in trouble

He doesn’t want to encourage the underground railroad, which he thinks is poorly executed

He doesn’t know who helped him; it was all done in the greatest secrecy to avoid detection

Douglass and his new wife then move north to small town with a large number of free blacks and ex- or run-away slaves. In one incident, a free man threatens an ex-slave with whom he is fighting to tell the latter’s owner where to find him. What is the town’s response?

They hold a town meeting and decide to kill the free man

They return the run-away slave to his master

They send the two men to different Northern towns

They hold a boxing match and let them fight out their aggression

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1 min • 1 pt

Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?

a person who wanted to end slavery.

a person who wanted to help endangered animals.

a person who fought for women's rights.

a presidential candidate.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Frederick Douglass was taken away from his parents when he was 18 years old.

True

False

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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1 min • 1 pt

Frederick Douglass escaped by pretending to be a _________ and traveled north.

sailor

carpenter

blacksmith

slave

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mr. Covey beat Douglass because he believed that Douglass had

trifled away his time

gotten lost in the woods

loaded the oxen too heavily

eaten his meals slowly

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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1 min • 1 pt

What did Mr. Covey do to push the slaves to work harder?

denied them food or water

gave them no beds at night

promised to help them finish jobs

threatened and whipped them

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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1 min • 1 pt

What did Douglass ask Master Thomas to do?

end the agreement with Covey

let him live with Sandy

feed and clothe him

buy his freedom

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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NLFD FINAL TEST

Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist?

Why is Frederick not sure when he was born?

Frederick Douglass was taken away from his parents when he was 18 years old.

Frederick Douglass escaped by pretending to be a _________ and traveled north.

Mr. Covey beat Douglass because he believed that Douglass had

What did Mr. Covey do to push the slaves to work harder?

What did Douglass ask Master Thomas to do?

How does following passage support Douglass’s purpose? “From the crown of my head to my feet, I was covered in blood. My hair was all clotted with dust and blood; my shirt was stiff with blood.”

The phrase “a glorious resurrection” at the end of the narrative refers to Douglass’s

Who does Douglass suspect is his father?

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