My Bondage, My Freedom: Fredrick Douglass

An autobiography is:

• when the author tells about the life of someone famous

• when the author tells about his own life story

• when the author makes up a fictional account of his life

• when the author reveals the secrets of his life and other

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Fredrick Douglass is famous for

• speaking out against slavery

• writing a book

• fighting in the Civil War

• all of the above

• both of the first choices

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Who was the first person to teach Douglass to read?

• his mama

• his friends

• his owner's wife

• his owner

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Why do you think she became "violent in her opposition" to his learning to read?

• her sister made fun of her

• the sheriff told her to stop

• her husband told her to stop

• her student was not well behaved

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What did Douglass mean when he said, "It is easy to see, that in entering upon the duties of a slaveholder, some little experience is needed"?

• he meant that everyone should be equal

• he meant that slavery is not that bad

• he meant that you have to teach people to be hateful

• he meant that slavery was commonplace

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True or False? Eventually Mrs. Auld became even more opposed to Fredrick's learning to read than her husband was.

• true

• false

• the story doesn't say

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After Mrs. Auld stopped, who did Fredrick use as his "teachers"?

• his fellow slaves

• his sister

• his Bible teacher

• his little friends

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Douglass bought a book at age 13 that had a significant effect on him. What was the effect that the book had on him?

• It taught him to be grateful for life, even though he was a slave

• It taught him to fear God and to love the Bible

• It made him realize that he wanted to travel, especially to Africa

• It made him sad because he realized how awful slavery was

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When Douglass says, "We were both victims to the same overshadowing evil," he is referring to himself and __________.

• The plantation owner

• The governor of the sate

• the owner's wife

• his best friend

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What consumed Douglass once he could read and obtained more knowledge?

• the desire for wealth

• the desire for freedom

• the desire to find the love of his life

• the desire to live in the North

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