(( k12 ela quiz ))
1) which sentence describes both covey and freeland in narrative of the life of frederick douglass?
a)neither man has a negative reputation.
b) both men are determined to "break" douglass.
c) both men are douglass's superiors for a time.
d) neither man shows any respect for slaves.

2)when captain anthony dies in narrative of the life of frederick douglass, why does douglass return to the plantation where he spent his childhood?
a) the auld family has fired him and he has nowhere else to go.
b) he is being forced to attend the funeral, despite his hatred of his old master.
c) douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.
d) he is being forced to train the new slaves on captain anthony's plantation.

3) in narrative of the life of frederick douglass, why does douglass describe the brutal treatment he received at the hands of covey in such detail?
a) to force readers to recognize the role that they have played in allowing cruelty and injustice to exist in their own lives
b) to demonstrate that his own recollection of events is more accurate and honest than the memories of covey
c) to let readers see that he was the victim of a kind of savagery that was unknown to most enslaved people
d) to highlight the barbarism of slavery, the cruelty of slavers, and how both brought douglass to the lowest point in his life

4) what is a central idea of narrative of the life of frederick douglass?
a) some slave owners are good and kind people.
b) slaves often treat one another worse than their masters treat them.
c) irish people encouraged many slaves in the south to escape.
d) hypocrisy in religion is used to justify slavery.

5) read the passage from narrative of the life of frederick douglass. it is the very first sentence in the text.
i was born in tuckahoe, near hillsborough, and about twelve miles from easton, in talbot county, maryland.
what does this passage establish?
a) douglass will describe characters and events in great detail.
b) douglass's intent is to persuade his readers to agree with him.
c) douglass will tell his story using the first-person point of view.
d) douglass has complicated feelings about his experiences.