Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz

The first person to help Douglass learn to read was

• another slave.

• Master Hugh.

• the wife of Master Hugh.

• a white boy from the street.

Which is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship?

• Douglass comes to consider reading both a blessing and a curse.

• Douglass gave bread to young boys and they helped him learn to read.

• Douglass considers his mistress to be kind and later she is cruel to him.

• Douglass was twelve years old and did not want to be a slave for life.

What steps did Douglass take to continue learning to read after his mistress stopped teaching him? SELECT TWO.

• took his book, ran errands quickly, and found time for a lesson

• carried bread for the young boys who agreed to teach him

• ran errands quickly and stopped by the library

• asked his master to continue teaching him

• asked other slaves who knew how to read

You may feel apprehension about

• taking a test

• getting an A

If someone is emancipated, that means he or she

• has been freed.

• has to go to the bathroom.

• has been captured.

• has been taught to read.

Which words are synonyms for the way Douglass began to feel about his enslavers? SELECT THREE.

• loathe

• abhor

• detest

• admire

• enjoy

It was illegal to teach slaves how to read.

• True

• False

Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery but was caught.

• True

• False

What word means a fear for the future?

• unabated

• vindication

• denunciation

• apprehension

According to the text, why does Douglass say the "learning to read had already come to torment him?"

• He was reading funny stories that he could relate to.

• He was reading about problems in slavery but didn't see a solution to the problem.

• He was reading about solutions to the problems that he was facing.

• He was reading about slavery.