Learning to Read and Write

What did Frederick Douglass have to resort to in order to learn to read and write due to not having a regular teacher?

• He attended a formal school.

• He used various stratagems.

• He relied solely on his mistress's instruction.

• He learned by himself without any help.

Why did Frederick Douglass's mistress cease to instruct him?

• She lacked the time to teach him.

• She was advised by her husband to stop.

• She believed he was learning too quickly.

• She thought he did not need to learn to read and write.

How did Frederick Douglass's mistress's attitude towards him change over time?

• She became more compassionate and helpful.

• She remained indifferent to his education.

• She became more violent in her opposition to his learning.

• She encouraged him to teach other slaves.

What realization did Frederick Douglass's mistress come to that made her oppose his education more strongly?

• That he might become smarter than her.

• That education and slavery were incompatible with each other.

• That he could run away if he became educated.

• That he was wasting time that could be spent working.

What was the most successful plan Frederick Douglass adopted to learn to read?

• He secretly attended night classes.

• He bribed the local school teacher.

• He made friends with little white boys and converted them into teachers.

• He stole books and taught himself in secret.

What was the title of the book that had a strong impact on the author at about twelve-years-old?

• The Columbian Orator

• Sheridan's Speeches

• The Power of Truth

• The Vindication of Human Rights

What did the author gain from reading Sheridan's speeches?

• A sense of hope

• A powerful vindication of human rights

• A plan to escape

• A feeling of contentment

How did the author feel about his enslavers after reading and contemplating the subject?

• He felt empathy for them

• He saw them as successful businessmen

• He regarded them as a band of successful robbers

• He admired their determination

What did the narrator initially think was a curse rather than a blessing?

• The ability to speak

• The ability to work

• The ability to read

• The ability to write

What did the word 'abolition' mean to the narrator after he understood it?

• The act of abolishing slavery

• The act of abolishing reading and writing

• The act of abolishing work

• The act of abolishing laws