Frederick Douglass Chapter 8 Review

Why did Douglass have to leave Baltimore?

• his owner died

• he needed a vacation

• Mr. Auld was frustrated with him

• He wanted to visit his grandmother at Captain Anthony's estate

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What caused Douglass to say, "I saw more clearly than ever the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder"?

• witnessing Captain Anthony's last miserable days

• seeing people and animals being weighed on scales

• seeing the enslaved people inspected like property alongside farm animals

• witnessing brutal fights between enslaved people and slaveholders

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Both animals and enslaved people belonging to a slave owner were priced for possible sale when the slave holder died.

• True

• False

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What upset Douglass the most about the death of his grandmother?

• that she had served his old master faithfully

• that she took care of Master Anthony from the day of his birth to the day of his death

• that she was left to die all alone in a little hut out in the woods

• that she was a slave for life

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In chapter eight, Douglass’s old master Captain Anthony died. Douglass is then sent for for what demeaning purpose?

• To be counted with all of the other possessions of the captain

• To be mated to a new slave and used for breeding

• To be hired out for field work

• To be whipped for insubordination

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For Douglass what is the most challenging part about leaving Baltimore?

• Leaving the local boys who had taught him to read

• Leaving Sophia and Thomas Auld

• Leaving the freedom of the city

• Leaving the dock where he could make extra money

• He has not figured out how to read

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At the end of chapter 8, what does Douglass decide to do?

• Escape at the earliest opportunity

• Give minimal effort on the plantation

• Convince the owners to grant him his freedom

• Take a leadership role on the plantation

• To become a teacher of slaves

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