The Narrative of Frederick Douglass Chapter 1

What do slaves not have knowledge about?

• Age

• Birthdays

• Age and birthdays

• Age, birthdays and their mother's birthdays.

Who prevents slaves from having knowledge?

• Lawmakers

• Slave masters

• Privilege

• Mr. T

Frederick Douglass's father was...

• Isaac Bailey

• Harriet Bailey

• Frederick Douglass Sr.

• His slave master

The reason children were taken away from their mother before 12 months old was...

• To improve the bond between mother and child by keeping them apart.

• to hinder the temptation of playing Fortnite.

• to instill the affections given to mother and a child

• to prevent the affection and emotional connection between mother and child.

Which quotes from Chapter 1 give Frederick Douglass's Narrative enduring power?

• "...before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it..."

• "My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather."

• "A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood."

• "I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsboarough, and about twelve miles from Easton..."

• All the above

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is told in the __________ tense, from a ___________ point of view.

• present; first person

• present; third person

• past; first person

• past; third-person

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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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CCSS.RL.8.1

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 is it difficult to find copies of slave songs?

• The Masters burned them.
• Slaves did not sing.
• Slaves had no way of writing the songs down.
• All of the above.

People who wanted to get rid of or abolish slavery are called ________________.

• abolitionists
• masters
• landowners
• libertarians