Frederick Douglass Quiz

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because —

• A it has a narrator describing real people

• B it has historical figures in authentic settings

• C it is told in first person about actual events

• D it is told in third person with accurate facts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how —

• A threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

• B conflicted she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner

• C forceful she was when it came to caring for the hungry or needy

• D angry she became when she witnessed her husband mistreating the slaves

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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4. In paragraph 2, the word commanded comes from a Latin root word that means to —

• F call

• G trust

• H join

• J order

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5 What is the antecedent for the pronoun she in the first sentence of paragraph 2?

• A Mistress

• B Human

• C Simplicity

• D Soul

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7 In paragraph 4, the word prudence comes from a Latin root word that means to —

• A speak

• B judge

• C provide

• D conserve

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

8 What is the most likely reason the author included paragraph 5 in the selection?

• F To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

• G To show that reading is an important step in gaining knowledge

• H To show that he was thinking about running away from his master

• J To suggest that he could converse with his master if he were well-read

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

9 Which of these conclusions about Douglass’s unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

• A He sees that his life would have been in turmoil even if he had not become a slave.

• B He sees that there is no such thing as truth or human rights in the world.

• C He realizes that his master is correct that he should not have learned how to read

• D He realizes that reading the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved.

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