Question

1. Ultimately, who taught Douglass to read?
a. His mistress
b. His mother
c. The boys in the neighborhood
d. He taught himself

Answer 1

2. What was the effect of Douglass learning how to read?
a. The more he read, the more he wanted to know.
b. The more he read, the more at peace he felt.
c. The more he read, the more confused he became.
d. The more he read, the more he hated his situation.

3. Once he learned how to read, what did Douglass realize he would prefer to be?
a. Illiterate and thus ignorant of his oppressions.
b. Powerful and rich like a king.
c. A hard worker for his master.
d. Smart and cunning to deceive others.

4. What important word puzzles Douglass?
a. Appraisal
b. Avow
c. Abolition
d. Askew

5. Where did Douglass learn to read?
a. On the plantation
b. At the shipyard
c. A friend’s home
d. At school

6. Chattel (as seen in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to
a. Cattle
b. Property
c. Child
d. Man

7. Divest (as seen in paragraph 2) is closes in meaning to
a. Give
b. Inspire
c. Take away
d. To put to use

8. Urchins (as seen in paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to
a. Barnacles
b. Rascals
c. Criminals
d. Ruffians

9. Denunciation (as seen in paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to
a. Condemnation
b. Ruination
c. Preparation
d. Acclamation


10. Abhor (as seen in paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to
a. Hate
b. Pity
c. Love
d. Envy

Answer 2

1. " In his autobiography, Douglass related how he learned to read from white children in the neighborhood, and by observing the writings of the men with whom he worked."