Frederick Douglass and Sadlier 10A Quiz

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

What genre is the text?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Poetry

• Short Story

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Reread paragraph 4. Douglass states "As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers." What is the antecedent of "these" in the sentence?

• His parents

• His owners

• Other slave children

• Other white children

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Reread paragraph 2 of the text. Why does Douglass describe his mistress as "tigerlike?"

• To emphasize how angry she was when her husband mistreated slaves

• To emphasize how forceful she became trying to care for the hungry children in the neighborhood

• To emphasize how threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

• To emphasize how confused she was about whether owning slaves was a good thing

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

"My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being ought to treat another."

What is the antecedent for the pronoun she in this sentence?

• mistress

• simplicity

• soul

• human

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence correctly uses pronoun antecedents?

• The street children owned a lot of books and he kept it in good condition.

• The mistress helped everyone who was poor within their reach.

• He thanked the street children for helping them learn to read.

• The mistress made her decision and did not care what Douglass thought about it.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Reread paragraph 5 of the text. What is the most likely reason the author included paragraph 5?

• To show that his master might emancipate him in the future.

• To show why he wanted to learn to read.

• To show the type of language slaves used.

• To show the ability to read gave him the idea that he might one day be free.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Which word best describes how Douglass feels after Master Hugh puts a stop to his education?

• Angry

• Determined

• Hopeful

• Discouraged

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Reread paragraph 2 of the text. Why does Douglass describe his mistress as a "kind and tender-hearted woman"?

• To emphasize how lucky he was

• To show how slavery changed her

• To show how much he wanted to learn to read

• To prove his owners were caring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Which answer choice best describes what Douglas gained through the experiences described in the text?

• Knowledge about the problem of slavery

• A belief that people are not to be trusted

• Pleasure in spending time with his white friends

• Gratitude for his mistress' actions

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use "from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in your HMH textbook (pages 242-249) to answer the following:

Reread the following sentence: "This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge." (Paragraph 4)

What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt.

• Metaphor comparing the boys to sea urchins

• Simile comparing the boys to sea urchins

• Simile comparing bread to knowledge

• Metaphor comparing bread to knowledge

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10