Frederick Douglass: A Biography

Identify the tone of the following passage.
“That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a demon.”

• Numb
• Brave
• Pitiful
• Hateful

“ I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom.”
What does Douglass understand to be the pathway from slavery to freedom?

• Passage north on the Underground Railroad
• Douglass decided that he must escape from the Auld home
• Douglass understood that knowledge would free him from the binds of slavery
• Douglass understood that in order to be free, slaves must overthrow masters

"It would forever unfit him to be a slave.  He would become unmanageable, and of no value to his master."
Hugh Auld uses this as justification to do what?

• Convince his wife not to teach Douglass to read and write.
• Convince Douglass not to run away.
• Explain that he is a right and just master.
• Justify slavery to skeptics.

How does the master’s treatment of the slaves, as depicted in Chapter 1, affect Douglass?

• Like most slaveholders, he does not educate them, which prompts Douglass to learn to read and write.
• Douglass witnesses brutal abuses of other slaves and knowing that he will soon enter this life as he grows, he becomes interested in education, escape, and abolition.
• Douglass witnesses brutal abuses of other slaves, specifically his aunt, and that motivates him to take revenge on his masters and all other slaveholders.
• The master beats and whips Douglass, a painful experience that Douglass will never forget and one he vows to write down for others to know.

In Chapter 6, what reason does Hugh Auld give Douglass as to why he should not learn to read?

• Learning to read and write will make Douglass unhappy and cause a life of misery.
• Auld explains that Douglass will be an undesired slave if he learns to read and write.
• Auld was jealous of the relationship Douglass formed with his wife.