Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Which answer choice best explains why Douglass does not share details of his escape?

• 1. He does not feel comfortable because it is too painful to share.

• 1. He does not want to expose anyone’s identity, making their escape more difficult.

• 1. He does not want to share details because he is a loyal person.

• 1. He does not share details because he does not want Master Covey to know.

1. Which of the following best describes Douglass’s experience upon first reaching a free state?

• 1. He is overjoyed that he no longer has to languish as an enslaved person in America.

• 1. He finally finds tranquility in New York.

• 1. He realizes he will have to remain forever vigilant in the face of danger.

• 1. He experiences the same atrocities in New York as he did in Maryland.

1. Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to the last question regarding Douglass's experience after reaching a free state?

• 1. “The appalling defeat I then sustained returned to torment me”

• “The thought of leaving my friends was decidedly the most painful thought with which I had to contend”

• “I have frequently asked how I felt when I found myself in a free State.  I have never been able to answer the question with any satisfaction to myself”

• “I saw in every white man an enemy, and in almost every colored man cause for distrust”

What does Douglass compare Master Covey to?

• bird

• horse

• raven

• snake

Reread these lines from the narrative:

"I remember the first time I ever witnessed this horrible exhibition. I was quite a child, but I well remember it. I never shall forget it whilst I remember anything. It was the first of a long series of such outrages, of which I was doomed to be a witness and a participant. It struck me with awful force."

What event is Douglass describing?

• 1. Watching his friend get beaten by a slave master.

• 1. Watching Mr. Covey treat slaves unfairly.

• 1. Watching his aunt get brutally beaten by a slave master.

• 1. Watching his mom never return to his life again.

Pathos is a term used to describe an appeal to emotion in persuasive rhetoric or other forms of writing. Which of the following lines would serve as the best example of Pathos?

• 1. “[H]e commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor.”

• 1. “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free.”

• 1. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age.""

• 1. “Going to live at Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway, to all my subsequent prosperity.”

Who was the first person to help Douglass learn to read?

• Hugh Auld

• a fellow slave

• the boys from the street

• Sophia Auld

Why did Douglass carry bread in his pockets?

• To feed the birds

• So he could snack whenever he became hungry

• Just in case he had an opportunity to escape to freedom

• to use as payment for those teaching him how to read/write

Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?

• It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape.

• No books were available to him so he had nothing to read.

• He was upset that his slave owners would be angry with him.

• The young boys who helped him learn could get into serious trouble.

The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator", the more he...

• Enjoyed being able to read

• Became hopeful for his future

• Realized his value to his master

• Came to dislike his circumstances.