WorksheetsDouglass - Ch. 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a dearborn? ("His carriage-house contained three splendid coaches, three or four gigs, besides dearborns and barouches of the most fashionable style.")
a)
a wheel
b)
a wagon
c)
a truck
d)
a cobblestone road
2.
How does the garden serve to instill fear into the slaves?
a)
they can't resist it's gifts
b)
it distracts them from their work
c)
"the garden was not the least source of trouble on the plantation"
d)
it provides yet another reason slaves can be severely punished
3.
Old Barney and Young Barney were frequently whipped based on
a)
the status of the Col.'s horses
b)
for the most deserving crimes
c)
their attitudes
d)
their ability to lie to the master
4.
The following sentence contains which rhetorical device: "But it was by no means an easy employment; for in nothing was Col. Lloyd more particular than in the management of his horses"?
a)
hyperbole
b)
litotes
c)
metonymy
d)
paradox
5.
To those living at the Great House Farm, particularly Col. Lloyd's sons, whipping slaves was considered
a)
a job responsibility
b)
a luxary
c)
a pleasure
d)
painful
6.
Why do the masters care about their reputations amongst the slaves?
a)
because it preserves a competitive atmosphere
b)
because it staves off rebellion
c)
because it makes masters richer
d)
because it establishes a strict maxim about behavior amongst the slaves
7.
What does 'imbibe' mean?
a)
insult
b)
absorb
c)
involve
d)
care for
8.
While Col. Lloyd was the richest, Mr. Jepson was
a)
the smartest
b)
the most evil
c)
the best
d)
all of the above
9.
What's worse than being a slave?
a)
being a poor man's slave
b)
being a slave separated from his family
c)
being a slave without an identity
d)
being a dead slave
10.
In the last paragraph of chapter 3, it is apparent that Douglass sees the slaves' passionate defense of their masters as
a)
noble but incomprehensible
b)
admirable but inexcusable
c)
natural but ironic
d)
understandable but disappointing
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