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BOOK EXAM for The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Instructions: This exam consists of twenty-six questions worth one point and eight questions worth three points. Students should type all answers. The link to the entire PDF of this reading is available on Blackboard. Students found to be engaged in collusion or plagiarizing the work of another student will receive a zero. Please spell-check your work and type all answers appropriately, i.e. in complete sentences where possible.

The following questions are worth one point:

1. In the preface a figure, described as being “a little lower than the angels” attended the Anti-Slavery convention in Nantucket; who was this figure?

2. What do you think was meant by the statement “I am glad the time has come when the ‘lions write history’?”

3. What does Douglass mean when he suggests plantation owners quickly sell mulatto slaves as a measure to preserve humanity?

4. What actions might earn a plantation owner the title of “kind master”?

5. Why are slaves allowed to partake in holiday activity at the end of each year?

6. Publically the plantation owner justified the whipping of Douglass’ aunt by arguing what?

7. How is tar used to maintain plantation rule?

8. Plantation visitors often leave the plantation with only good things to say about the plantation experience. Why are some visitors poorly informed about the slave experience on the plantation?

9. Who is George Cookman?

10. What ‘protection’ did Douglass’ provide those who travelled North with him?

11. Douglass received a whipping nearly every week for what offense?

12. Based on your reading of the preface, how do those attending the conference in Nantucket view Douglass?

13. How does William Garrison describe the institution of slavery?

14. What myth does Douglass hope to dispel in his discussion of slave songs?

15. Why does Douglass suggest slaves measure the kindness of a

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