The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Why do the slaves refer to Covey as "the snake"?

• He sneaks up on them.

• He stings them with his whip.

• He cheats at cards.

• He can wrestle like Jake the Snake Roberts

Why does Covey own only one slave?

• He needs a kitchen maid.

• She is used as a breeder.

• He needs her for companionship.

• All of these

Sandy gives Frederick a _______ to protect him.

• branch 
• knife
• apple
• root

After Douglass and Covey fight, 

• Covey never touches him again.
• Covey has him arrested.
• Covey tries to shoot Frederick.
• Covey dies from his injuries.

During which holiday(s) do slaves have free time?

• Christmas to New Year's
• Palm Sunday to Easter
• Ash Wed to Easter
• They don't

Where does Douglass hold his school?

• In the home of a free black man

• In his master's basement.

• In a church they sneak into at night

• In an abandoned room in the Great House

What happens the first time Douglass tries to escape?

• He was successful

• He was attacked by dogs

• He was beaten almost to death

• He was caught and jailed

How does Frederick's first escape plan fail?

• His documents looked fake.

• Someone ratted him out.

• His master could read it in his behavior

• Someone found his plans

Douglass is sent to Mr. Covey, a poor farmer famous for what?

• A reputation as a slave breaker

• A reputation for drink

• A reputation for sleeping with his slaves

• A reputation for being kind to his slaves

The Coveys, Douglass says, are the worst masters he’d ever had. All of the worst masters, he explains, shared what characteristic?

• They were poor. The poor masters were the cruelest.

• They were drunkards, and were cruelest when they’d been drinking.

• They were religious, and used their religion to justify their cruelty.

• They were lazy and used their slaves to make up for it.