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- 1. Multiple Choice
Douglass' tone in lines 7 - 10 ("She at first...were a brute") could best be described assympatheticjoculariratesardonic - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is LEAST ironic?"simplicity" (line 12)"wrong" (line 16)"as well" (line 25-26)"Christian" (line 52)
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDouglass's most prized achievement is ch. 7 isreading & writingsinging with Ray Charlescity-like freedomwinning his mistress's affection
- 4. Multiple ChoiceJocular meansgrimly mockingathletic in naturehumorouscynical
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSardonic meansplayfulcynicalsatan-likesassy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe phrase "no more forever" (line 99)is a double negativecreates emphasisis a non sequiturall of the above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDenunciation meansto denouncepublic condemnationannounce bad thingslaugh at the wrong time
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich item made the mistress more angry with Douglassbreadnewspapershoeswhips
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAbhor meanstrust someone who is evilregard with painsmile and nodregard with disgust
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen Douglass says that "freedom roused my soul," what does he mean?The thought of freedom awakened his soulThe thought of freedom tickled his soulThe thought of freedom gave him hope beyond imaginationThe thought of freedom only served to make him more tired
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does trump mean in the following sentence: "the silver trump of freedom..." (line 97)light at the end of the tunnelvaluable resource that may be used to gain advantageChristian crossany of a special suit of 22 cards depicting symbolic and typical figures and scenes.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceUnabated meanswithout regardwithout motivewithout restrictionunbelievable
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat "valuable bread " was bestowed upon Douglass from the "urchins"?wateractual breadknowledgenewspapers
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFrom Douglass' description of the dialogue presented in "The Columbian Orator," it can be inferred thatthe dialogue is an accurate recounting of an actual exchangethe author of the dialogue was the slaveholderthe dialogue is a hypothetical exchange intended to make a pointDouglass was inspired by the idea that masters might be persuaded through reason
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe torment Douglass experienced as a result of his reading arose becausethoughts that he had considered in a vague way were not brought into focushe now knew he was more intelligent than his mastersthe authors could not know the real horrors of slavery as Douglass didhe realized how much he had been deprived of by not learning to read earlier
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