WorksheetsFrederick Douglass Ch 10-11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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
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.
The kindest master that Douglass ever had until “I myself was my own master,” was whom?
Freeland
Hugh
Anthony
Wright
Shortly after, Douglass finally makes good his escape. Why does he not include any of the details of his escape?
He doesn’t want to get the other slaves in trouble
He doesn’t want to encourage the underground railroad, which he thinks is poorly executed
He doesn’t want to give away secrets that might then prevent others from escaping slavery
He doesn’t know who helped him; it was all done in the greatest secrecy to avoid detection
Why does Frederick work even harder than usual right before his escape?
To make more money to finance his escape
So that he would be tired enough to get some sleep
To keep his master happy
So that his master would not suspect his plan to escape
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
How does Mr. Freeland compare to Mr. Covey?
Freeland was relatively kind, whereas Covey was cruel
Covey was kind, whereas Freeland was cruel
Covey was rich, whereas Freeland was poor
Freeland was rich, whereas Covey was poor
What did Frederick have to do with the money he earned from his job?
Put it into savings
Buy gifts for his master
Give all of it to his master
Pay taxes
Why did he change his last name from Johnson to Douglass?
Douglass wasn't as common as Johnson
He took his wife's maiden name
Johnson was the name of his former master
He was afraid of being tracked down
What incorrect assumption did Douglass make about people in the North?
They were all abolitionists
They were all educated
They were all religious
They were all poor
How did Douglass feel about his master giving him a portion of his wages back?
He was grateful to have any money at all
He was hopeful he could save up and buy his freedom
He was angry because it wasn't enough to buy anything
He was resentful because he felt it was an acknowledgement that it was HIS money
What opposition does Douglass have to abolitionists making their work public?
It taunts those who cannot escape
It seems like they're bragging and being immodest
It enlightens slave masters, making it more difficult for others to escape
It implies slaves are incapable of escaping on their own
