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Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave- Test (30 point test)
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Write the correct letter to the question on the line. (1 point each).
_____ 1. Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date?
A. A fire destroyed the records
B. His mother died when he was young
C. Slave owners keep their slaves ignorant of their birth dates
D. He left his personal records behind when he escaped
_____ 2. What do Colonel Lloyd’s slaves call the plantation on which Fredrick Douglass grows up?
A. Wye Town
B. Great House Farm
C. New Design
D. Talbot
_____ 4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Douglass is happy about the prospect of moving to
Baltimore?
A. His cousin has described Baltimore as beautiful
B. The Auld’s are described as a kind couple
C. He has no attachments at home
D. He is given a pair of trousers for the move
_____ 6. Why is Douglass grateful that Hugh Auld orders Douglass’s reading lessons stopped?
A. Douglass does not like his reading lessons
B. Auld unknowingly gives Douglass the key to escape slavery
C. Auld betrays his fear that Douglass might escape
D. Douglass already knows how to read
_____ 7. Which of the following is not one of Douglass’s sources on learning how to read and write?
A. Neighborhood boys
B. Thomas Auld’s copybook
C. Webster’s Spelling Book
D. Two Irish dockworkers
_____ 9. What was the turning point in Fredrick Douglass’ “career as a slave?”
Quote: This “rekindled the few expiring embers of freedom, and revived within me a sense of my
own manhood. It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a
determination to be free. The gratification afforded by the triumph was a full compensation for
whatever else might follow, even death itself.”
A. When Fredrick Douglass learned how to read and write
B. When Fredrick Douglass battled with Mr. Convey and won the fight
C. When Fredrick Douglass went to live with Sophia and Hugh Auld in Baltimore
D. When he was put in prison for trying to run away
_____ 10. What does Fredrick Douglas do for his fellow slaves while working at William Freeland’s
plantation?
A. He opens a Sabbath school and teaches slaves how to read and write
B. He teaches them how to sing
C. He influences all the slaves join him on his quest for freedom
D. He steals food for them
_____ 12. When Fredrick Douglas was 20 years old, how did he gain his freedom?
A. His owner died
B. The laws changed
C. He bought his freedom
D. He escaped
_____ 13. What state did Fredrick Douglas escape to?
A. Canada
B. New York
C. Maryland
D. Massachusetts
II. Matching
Directions: Match the description to the correct person by writing the letter on the line.
_____ 1. Sophia Auld A. Refused to let significant other teach
Fredrick Douglass how to read (when he
was younger) because this person wanted
whites to maintain power over blacks by
depriving them of receiving education
2. What 2 things did Fredrick Douglass want to learn before he would run away? (2 points)
3. List 2 ways Fredrick Douglass tricked the white neighborhood boys into teaching him how to
read? (2 points)
4. Why did Fredrick Douglass not trust white men, even when they told him he should run away? (1
point)
6. Why did the slaveholders give the slaves off for Christmas through New Years? (1 point)
*EXTRA CREDIT*
How many times did Fredrick change his last name? List IN ORDER what they were (4 points).