Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas is an __________.

• short story

• autobiography

• essay

• novel

Douglas was a ________ for 21 years.

• slave

• writer

• abolitionist

• reformer

Douglas was first owned by ______.

• Mr. Covey

• Master Thomas

• Sandy

• He was a free man.

Mrs. Auld taught Douglas ______.

• the alphabet

• how to cook

• sewing

• farming

Douglas uses ______ diction.

• plain

• formal

• informal

• ornate

The purpose behind Douglas's autobiography is to _________.

• convince skeptics that such eloquent speaker was once a slave.

• To entertain readers by events of his life

How does Mr. Covey motivate his slaves to work?

• money

• break

• food

• whipping

How is Master Thomas described by his slaves?

• a snake for his cunning/sneaky ways of watching his slaves.

• a fox for his sneaky ways of hiding his possessions.

Why was Douglas whipped in the woods by Master Thomas?

• for trifling his time and breaking the gate

• to teach him discipline

• because Douglas is awkward.

How does Douglas describe himself once he worked for Covey?

• a country boy appearing in a large city- to show his awkwardness

• a foreigner in a new country- to show that he was lost