From Frederick Douglass My View 4.2

What is the genre of From Frederick Douglass?

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• biography

• fable

What are the characteristics of a biography?

• It is a story about a real person's life. It is written by someone else and is written from a third-person viewpoint.

• It has animals that talk.

• It has a setting and characters that are made up but could be real.

• It has a moral.

Frederick Douglass is an abolitionist. An abolitionist is someone who:

• runs away from slavery

• works to end slavery

• owns slaves

• writes about his own life

Why was Frederick Douglass's biography important?

• It told about the revolutionary war.

• It told about what life was like in Europe.

• It told about how someone who had been a slave worked hard to abolish slavery and change our country.

• It told all about the underground railroad.

Why did Frederick Douglass go to Europe?

• He went on vacation.

• He wanted to free enslaved people there.

• He had always dreamed of traveling the world.

• He had escaped slavery and was afraid of being captured.

What did Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth have in common?

• They both lived in Europe.

• They were both escaped slaves who became abolitionists.

• They were both from Mexico.

• They were both shy.

Why did Frederick Douglass meet with President Abraham Lincoln?

• To ask for a job in the government.

• To convince him to end the Civil War.

• To ask for equal pay for black soldiers during the civil war.

• To share information about life as a slave.

What was the author's purpose for writing the Frederick Douglass biography?

• To give facts and information about the life of Frederick Douglass and his impact on the USA.

• To persuade the reader to travel to Europe.

• To entertain the reader with a fun story.

• To persuade the reader to learn more about slavery.

What is the text structure of From Frederick Douglass?

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

• alphabetical order