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5. Why is Frederick Douglass sent to live with Mr. Covey?

6. Covey was a slave breaker. He was sent there to be tamed.

7. Mr. Covey bought his first slave, a woman, for a shocking purpose
Mr. Covey bought his first slave, a woman, for a shocking purpose. What is this purpose?
A 200

8. To use her as a breeder.
A 200

9. True or False. Douglass says that Covey succeeded in breaking him.

10. True.
A 300

11. According to Douglass, which were the worst masters? Slave breakers.
Those who want you to breed.
Those who teach you to read.
Those who are religious.
A 400

12. “D” Religious masters.
A 400

13. Why does Douglass go to see his old Master while working for Mr. Covey?

14. To formally file a complaint against Covey.

15. True or False. After Douglass fought with Covey, he was never whipped again.
B 100

16. True.
B 100

17. After the failed escape attempt, who was left in jail alone?
B 200

18. Frederick was.
B 200

19. What was Mr. Covey’s nickname?
B 300

20. The snake.
B 300

21. What does Frederick need to be willing to do in order to be free?

22. Die.
B 400

23. What was supposed to be Douglass’ punishment for running away?

24. Being dragged behind a horse for 15 miles.

25. When Fred’s master gave him some of the money he made each week, did it encourage him to work?

26. No, it made him feel he should have all of it.
C 100

27. After escaping, the excitement of being free passed
After escaping, the excitement of being free passed. How did Douglass feel once this excitement passed?
C 200

28. Lonely.
C 200

29. As Frederick is able to work and keep at least some of his wages, his life conditions improved. Did this make him reconsider escaping and the danger of being caught?
C 300

30. No. It actually made him desire freedom even more.

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C 400

32. What is Frederick Douglass’ real name?

33. Frederick Bailey.
C 400

34. What did Douglass do to make his master think he was not thinking about escape?

35. He worked especially hard and brought in a lot of money.

36. How exactly did Douglass finally escape?

37. He doesn’t say.
D 100

38. What did Frederick do when Master Hugh wouldn’t let him find work on his own anymore?

39. He refused to work for a week.

40. True or False. In Chapter 11, Douglass gets married.

41. True.
D 300

42. Once Frederick was living in the north, he realizes he had been mistaken about what life was like there. What was he mistaken about?
D 400

43. He had believed that without slaves, everyone in the north lived in poverty and had no luxuries.

44. At the end of the book Frederick describes speaking at an antislavery convention. Why didn’t he want to give the speech and how did it make him feel?
D 500

45. He didn’t want to give the speech because even after several years of freedom he still felt like a slave. Giving the speech made him feel free.
D 500

46. What did the walk to file a complaint against Mr. Covey symbolize?

47. It was a symbolic quest to find the courage to be willing to die for his freedom.

48. What did the magic root symbolize?

49. The idea that the true protection from whippings was not in the root, but in Frederick.

50. What does Frederick’s wrestling match with Mr. Covey symbolize?

51. A battle with himself to have the courage to escape slavery.

52. What does Frederick’s changing of his name symbolize?

53. That he is a new man, a free man. Frederick Bailey was a slave
That he is a new man, a free man. Frederick Bailey was a slave. Frederick Douglass is free.
E 400

54. What does he mean by these metaphoric remarks?
Douglass begins to read an antislavery paper called the liberator. He writes, “The paper became my meat and drink. My soul was set on fire” (Douglass 69).
What does he mean by these metaphoric remarks?
E 500

55. He realized his mission in life should be to help end slavery.

56. When Frederick runs away, he says, “the loneliness overcame me” (62)
When Frederick runs away, he says, “the loneliness overcame me” (62). Did you expect this to be his reaction? Why? Why not?
F 100

57. Not a good essay question. There is no way to get it wrong
Not a good essay question. There is no way to get it wrong. It only asks whether you expected it or not.
F 100

58. Explain the first time Frederick tried to escape.

59. This asks for facts. It is therefore not an essay question
This asks for facts. It is therefore not an essay question. It is a recall question.
F 200

60. What religious status does he have?
F 300

61. Not a good essay question. It has an immediate, factual answer.

62. Have you gone on a quest like Douglass? Explain.
F 400

63. Not a good one. This is a yes/no question at heart
Not a good one. This is a yes/no question at heart. How can you explain if the answer is “no”? Secondly, the book is not about YOU in this sense. Needs more guidance. Could be good with some changes.
F 400

64. Why is the book titled “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass when his real name is Frederick Bailey?
F 500

65. Good question.
F 500

66. The Final Jeopardy Category is: How the book is about us.
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In what ways can we consider ourselves “enslaved,” needing the same kind of courage as Frederick Douglass?
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Debt. Health Care. Needing a job. Being forced to go to school, to choose college or be considered a loser. To get married.
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70. DAILY DOUBLE
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C 400

71. What did Douglass do to make his master think he was not thinking about escape?

72. He worked especially hard and brought in a lot of money.