The Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

The word "prudence" means:

• the wise handling of practical matters

• shyness or nervousness

• difficulty understanding simple ideas

• a fear of punishment

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Apprehension is

• a type of novel.

• a fear of the future.

• the understanding of a text.

• the demonstration of an idea.

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To "commence" means to

• sell

• speak

• confuse

• begin

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What is "vindication?"

• a source of information

• a type of crime

• the proof that a claim is correct

• the need to receive payment

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When something is unabated, it

• remains at full force.

• is considered wrong or illegal.

• can be obtained without cost.

• needs additional research or study.

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Which of the following is a step that Douglass took in order to learn how to read?

• He saved his money to buy books when he went on errands.

• He stole the textbooks from the white kids in his neighborhood that attended school.

• He took lessons with his master once a week.

• He paid poor little white boys with bread in exchange for reading lessons.

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Why is it that Douglass feels that "learning to read had already come to torment him."

• The ability to read was something that Douglass felt very proudly about.

• Douglass didn't like having to carry heavy books everywhere he went.

• Now that he could read, there were many people that wanted him to teach them, but he didn't have the time.

• Once he could read, he became very aware of how terrible slavery was and it made him hate his master and fight against slavery.

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The first person to teach Douglass how to read was

• another slave.

• Master Hugh.

• the wife of Master Hugh.

• a white boy from the street.

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Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?

• It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape it.

• No books were available to him so he had nothing to read.

• He was upset that his slave owners would be angry with him.

• The young boys who helped him learn could get in serious trouble.

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The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator," the more he

• enjoyed being able to read.

• became hopeful for his future.

• realized his value to his master.

• came to hate his enslavers.

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