Frederick Douglass Chapters 6&7 Review

Mrs. Auld taught Douglass basic ___________ skills.

• cooking

• working

• reading

• drawing

Mr. Auld thought Douglass learnig to read was a terrible idea.

• True

• False

What did Douglass do in regards to learning how to read?

• he tired to please Mr. Auld any way that he could

• he decided to learn to read no matter what

• he ran away from the Auld family

• he kept on pressing Mrs. Auld to teach him more

What was NOT a lesson that Douglass learned from the Auld family?

• that he could learn new things from people around him

• that he shouldn't put himself at risk in order to learn how to read

• that he has the power to learn how to read and write

• to use his time wisely

What did Douglass mean when he said he had to "give an account of myself"?

• he had to explain what he had been doing

• he had to share bank account information

• he had to state his opinions out loud

• he had to start counting

Which of the following things did Douglass do in order to learn how to read? Select ALL that apply.

• He received more lessons from Mrs. Auld

• He took his book along on errands and studies in his free time

• He went to school

• He exchanged bread for reading lessons

In this portion of the text, what caused Douglass to hate slaveholders even more?

• The Aulds beat him severely

• He read an essay that discussed love and hate

• He saw the terrible living conditions of the enslaved people in Baltimore

• He realized that enslaved people had been stolen away from their lives as free people in Africa

How would you describe Douglass's attitude toward learning?

• he thought learning was the most important thing he could do

• he beleived he could free himself through reading and writing

• he did everything possible to teach himself, even though there were risks

• All descriptions are correct

True or False:

Frederick Douglass is convinced that learning to read is the way out of slavery.

• true

• false

Douglass was “making friends of all the little white boys” most likely because __________.

• he did not want to be seen with any fellow slaves

• he knew that they could read and he could not

• he did not know what to do with his extra bread

• he hoped that one of them could convince his owner to free him