Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

How old was Frederick Douglass in this part of his narrative? (Last page)

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• 16

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What is Mr. Covery compared to and why? (p. 2)

• A snake because he is dishonest and deceptive, as he lied to Douglass's master as to how he was being treated

• A snake because he crawls on his belly through the tall plants so that he can spy on the slaves

• A hawk because he was always spying on the slaves and attacking the weak.

• A hawk because he held himself above others

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What is an element of irony in Frederick's description of Mr. Covey's religion? (p. 2)

• Mr. Covey prayed long and hard every day, but his actions did not reflect Christ's teachings

• Douglass believes Covey intentionally pretended to be Christian while secretly worshipping Satan

• Douglass points out Covey was an atheist, which was unusual for the time period

• Douglass was thankful to Covery for allowing him to attend church services, his one kindness

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What was the main cause of Frederick's conflicts with Covey? (p. 1-2)

• Frederick publicly accused Covey of being evil and unChristian

• Frederick was smarter than Covey and tried to do things his own way instead of following orders

• Frederick was lazy and did not want to work

• Frederick was not experienced in agricultural labor and could not complete the tasks given due to poor training

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Which of the following BEST expresses the theme of the passage?

• Absolute power corrupts absolutely

• The infernal character of slavery was such that it made both master and slave inhuman

• Douglass believes that slave owners value money more than human life and suffer from greed

• You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man

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What is surprising about Douglass's 'master's response to his complaints? (p. 4)

• He knows Douglass is smart and hard-working, but mistreats him anyway

• He sees that Douglass is wounded and sick, but gives him no food & does not find a different job for him

• He listens patiently and offers Douglass good advice

• Douglass never dares to complain, because he is afraid of his master, but actually his master wants to listen

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How would Douglass define being a 'slave'? (p. 6)

• Being denied equal rights and protection by the government

• Being so far removed from God that you believe you are doing right when you are actually doing wrong

• Being owned by someone else, unable to leave

• Being too over-worked and depressed to believe in your own self-worth

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Which is NOT a working condition that Douglass endured in his first six months with Covey?

• He was unable to leave the plantation witout a pass and could not even speak to neigboring slaves

• Having only a 5-minute lunch

• Working from sunup past sundown even in bad weather

• Being whipped weekly / daily

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Douglass fought his white overseer for over two hours.

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Who emerges as the antagonist of this part of Frederick's narrative?

• The American President who refused to make slavery illegal

• His master who tried to sell him down the river to work on a rice plantation

• The slave-catcher who pursued him following his escape

• Mr. Covey, a slave-breaker, who Frederick's master loaned him to

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