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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas Chapter 1 and 2

Authored by John Elliott

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas Chapter 1 and 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why would slaveholders want to keep a slave ignorant of such a simple thing as his birthday?

It makes them feel like animals.
It keeps them uneducated.
It makes them easier to control.
All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who did Frederick suspect was his father?

Frederick's master, a white man.

He has no idea.

A slave, a black man.

All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

to entertain his audience

to inform readers about the life of a slave

to persuade students to learn how to read

to tell interesting stories from his past

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why does Frederick only rarely see his mother?

She doesn't love him.

He refuses to see her.

She was moved to another plantation when he was still a baby.

All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the slave owners motivation for beating Aunt Hester?

She did not make the right dinner for the household.

She was not raising the children the way he wanted.

She disobeyed his order and was caught with Ned's Lloyd.

She did not make the deliveries on time.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the slaveholders think the songs the slaves sing mean that they are __________ but Frederick Douglas states that they are revealing of their deepest ____________.

content / sorrows

hatred / love

hunger / thirst

tired / enjoyment

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Slave Narrative? 

An autobiography from the perspective of an enslaved person

A legal document used to enslave and own human property

A story about slavery told from the perspective of the master

A dialect spoken by enslaved Africans in the deep south

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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