Frederick Douglass - Ch. 5-8

Who does Douglass say he will miss when he left Colonel Lloyd's plantation?

• Toby

• Master Daniel

• No one

• Master Garrison

How many slaves had Mrs. Auld owned before Douglass arrived?

• None

• One

• Two

• Ten

What does Mr. Auld tell his wife regarding teaching slaves to read?

• It's against the law.

• Slaves would become unmanageable.

• It is not safe.

• All are correct.

What does Douglass vow to do during Chapter 6?

• Learn to count money

• Learn to read

• Earn his freedom

• Go to school

What does Douglass take with him when he goes on errands?

• a piece of paper

• a book

• a stick to write in the dirt

• a newspaper

What is the subject matter of the two books that Douglass reads and finds interesting?

• A look at slavery from both perspectives

• How slavery will change in the future

• Life of an educated slave

• Life of an educated white man

What makes Douglass unhappy during Chapter 7?

• missing his mother

• being beaten

• his new found knowledge about slavery

• being starved

What does "abolitionist" mean?

• A person from the south who is fighting to keep slavery laws intact

• Someone who works to make laws for slaveholders stronger

• Someone who wants all slaves in the North to be free

• Someone who wants to get rid of slavery

Why does Douglass have to go back to his birthplace?

• His first master is mad with his current owners.

• His first master dies and has no will.

• His first master wants him to go with his son.

• He gets in trouble.

What is ranked the same in value as the slaves?

• farm animals

• house pets

• farms

• furniture