WorksheetsFrederick Douglass Excerpt 4
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
When did Douglass move to live with Mr. Covey?
1st of January 1833
6th of January 2021
13th of September 1991
31st of December 1776
What did Covey send Douglass to get from the woods?
A runaway horse.
An injured and lost slave.
A load of wood.
Some nuts and berries for dinner.
What animals did Covey send with Douglass into the woods?
Horses
Dogs
Oxen
None. He sent other slaves.
How many times did Douglass almost die on his trip into the woods?
One
Two
Three
None
Why did the cart crash?
Douglass lost control of the oxen.
Douglass fell asleep while driving.
Douglass did it on purpose to upset Covey.
Douglass swerved to avoid a deer.
Why did Covey whip Douglass?
Because he felt like it.
For wasting time and breaking the gate.
Because Covey's master told him to.
For stealing food from the supply.
How long did Douglass live with Covey?
Six months.
One year.
Two years.
Ten years.
Why were Mr. Covey's slaves so tired?
He didn't give them enough time to eat, or breaks, or enough time to sleep.
They were just lazy and didn't want to work.
They had to walk really far every day to get to the farm.
They hadn't slept at all for three days.
What nickname did the slaves have for Covey?
The Lion
The King
The Snake
The Scorpion
How did Covey earn his nickname?
Being sneaky. He would often hide and sneak up on the slaves while they were working.
Being cruel. He often threatened the slaves with a pitchfork.
Being loud. He would often yell at the slaves until he lost his voice.
Being kind. He let them have extra breaks and more food.
What does "forte" mean?
A thing at which someone excels.
A thing someone is bad at.
A structure used to defend a city.
A type of tool used by slaves in the field.
What was Mr. Covey's "forte"?
The power to deceive or trick people.
His skill with a whip.
The ability to ride a horse.
He was well-liked by everybody he met.
True or False: The slaves working for Covey did NOT have to work when it was snowing.
True
False
Trick question. Covey didn't have any slaves.
What does it mean that Covey "broke" Douglass?
It means Douglass lost the will to fight back and gave up.
It means he injured Douglass's back and paralyzed him.
It means that he took all the money Douglass had been hiding and saving.
It means that Covey set Douglass free from slavery.
What day of the week did Douglass get a break?
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Sunday
What prevented Douglass from taking his own life?
He wanted revenge against Covey first.
Hope and Fear
It was against his religion.
Bill, another slave, stopped him from going through with it.
What location was the house near?
Chesapeake Bay
Washington DC
Abraham Lincoln's House
The Grand Canyon
What metaphor does Douglass use to describe the boats?
Shrouded Ghosts
Hidden Specters
Phantoms of Ice
Sheets on the Ocean
In the part of the Narrative that reads like a poem, who is Douglass talking to?
The ships in the bay.
Mr. Covey
Another slave named Bill
Himself from the future.
What do the ships inspire Douglass to do?
Fight Covey and take over the plantation.
Escape and be free.
Write the Narrative and tell people about his experience.
Go swimming more often.
What does Covey do when he finds Douglass resting in the shade?
He kicks him and hits him in the head with a board.
He ties him up and drags him back to the field.
He leaves him there and calls the police.
He sits next to him and rests too.
What does Douglass do shortly after the beating?
He runs away to find his master and complain about Covey.
He escapes to Pennsylvania and is finally free.
He writes the Narrative and gets it published.
He attacks Covey and ties him to a tree in the woods.
What does Douglass ask his master to do?
Give him a new home away from Mr. Covey.
Turn Mr. Covey in to the police for his crimes.
Set him free and let him go North.
Give him food and a place to stay for the night.
Where does Douglass hide when he goes back to Covey?
In the barn.
In the attic.
In the farmhouse.
In the cornfield.
What does Sandy give Douglass to protect him from more beatings?
A knife.
A cursed doll.
A sheriff's badge.
A root.
How long was the fight?
5 minutes.
30 minutes.
1 hour.
2 hours.
What allusion does Douglass make when talking about his feelings after the fight?
He says it was a "glorious resurrection from the tomb of slavery."
He says it was "like Hercules finishing his heroic labors."
He says it was like "Odysseus returning safely from his long journey."
He says it was like "Pharaoh letting Moses's people go free in Egypt."
How did Douglass feel after the fight?
He felt bruised and broken, like he was going to die.
He felt confident and determined to be free.
He felt trapped, like Covey would never let him go.
He felt angry and realized he would be a slave forever.
What is a "field hand"?
Someone who works in the fields on a farm.
Someone who only has one hand and works on a farm.
A specific kind of tool used to gather crops on a farm.
The name used to refer to crows that ate the crops.
What type of figurative language does the phrase "midnight often caught us" use?
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
Personification
Cunning people are good at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people. Who in the Narrative was described as "cunning"?
Frederick Douglass
Mr. Covey
Sophia Auld
Thomas Auld
What is another word for "brute"?
Genius
Champion
Beast
Boss
What does Bill do that helps Douglass?
He gives him the root.
He does his work for him so he can rest.
He refuses to help Covey in the fight.
He steals food for Douglass.
Who won the fight?
Douglass
Covey
Bill
Hughes
Who is known as the "snake"?
(a)
