Frederick Douglass Review Ch.1-Ch.7

Pick the title with correct capitalization.

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

• narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave

• Narrative of the life of Frederick douglass, An American SLAVE

• Narrative of the Life of frederick Douglass, an American Slave

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was published in what year?

• 1840

• 1848

• 1845

• 1900

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In Chapter 1, Douglass shares his first experience with slavery by describing which event?

• His first escape attempt

• The birth of his children

• The whipping of his Aunt Hester

• Learning the alphabet

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One theme in Chapter 1 is the cruelty of the enslavers; which quote best supports this theme?

• "I had never seen any thing like it before. I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women"(Douglass 29).

• "He was a cruel man, harden by a long life of slaveholding. He would at times seem to take great pleasure in whipping a slave" (Douglass 27).

• "Aunt Hester had not only disobeyed his orders in going out, but had been found in company with Lloyd's Ned; which circumstance, I found, from what he said while whipping her, was the chief offence" (Douglass 28).

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In Chapter 2, Douglass describes the clothing allowance given to slaves. How often was this allowance given?

• Quarterly

• Once a year

• Twice a year

• Monthly

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How often would slaves receive their food allowance?

• Daily

• Weekly

• Bi-weekly

• Monthly

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In Chapter 2, Douglass tells us about the songs slaves sang. What does the song lyric, "Sometimes I feel like a feather in the air," allow us to infer about the slave experience?

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• They are in slavery for a long time, just like how a feather is in the air for a long time

• Slaves felt irrelevant like a falling feather

• They felt their fate wasn’t up to them, and could change upon a gust of wind

• They felt like drifting off somewhere peaceful

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Non-slaves believed the singing of slaves was proof of their ____________________ when in reality it was proof of their ____________________.

• contentment and happiness; sorrow and unhappiness

• sorrow and unhappiness; contentment and happiness

• strong work ethic; exhaustion

• exhaustion; strong work ethic

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In Chapter 3, Douglass tells us about life on the plantation. What did Colonel Lloyd keep in his garden that was forbidden to the slaves?

• Flowers

• Bees and Honey

• Fruit

• Shade

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Who had better living quarters, Colonel Llyod's slaves or his horses?

• Slaves

• Horses

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