Frederick Douglass
Narrative of Freddie D
Bierce
Horseman
Gettysburg Address
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This was unique about Douglass' father.
What is he was a white slave owner.
100
Quality that made Douglass unique as a speaker.
What is song-like, rhythmic, like a sermon.
100
This was Bierce's nickname, due to his sardonic nature.
What is Bitter Bierce.
100
Carter Druse commits this crime at the onset of the story.
What is sleepy on the job.
100
Lincoln asserted that this is what founded the country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
200
This is the name of the woman who taught Douglass the alphabet.
What is Sophia Auld.
200
A lesson learned by Douglass after defeating Covey in a fight.
What is that he would no longer be a slave in fact.
200
This is the significance of the color gray in "Occurrence".
What is it is referenced in the soldiers' uniforms and mimics cloudiness.
200
Carter Druse becomes a traitor to fight for this side in the Civil War.
What is the Union army.
200
This was created in 1787, which many others thought to be the establishment of the nation.
What is the Constitution.
300
This is the number of times Douglass attempted to escape from slavery.
What is three.
300
A negative effect that slavery has on slaveholders.
What is a power complex, bringing out the worst in mankind.
300
An example of a distortion of truth in "Occurence".
What is our believing that Farquar was escaping when he was being hung.
300
This is how Druse's father takes the news of his son leaving.
What is respectfully, but disappointed.
300
The Gettysburg Address was delivered at this type of ceremony.
What is a dedication ceremony for a soldier's cemetery.
400
Douglass became a leader of this movement.
What is abolitionist.
400
A way in which Narrative shares a similar theme to "Self-Reliance".
What is that you can only rely on oneself to determine your fate in this world.
400
Three qualities that Bierce typically includes in his stories.
What is irregular time sequences, impossible events, abrupt beginnings, the backdrop of war, dark imagery.
400
This is how Druse is able to justify killing his father.
What is he remembers his father's final words to him.
400
Number of Americans killed at Gettysburg, and then in the entire Civil War.
What is 51,000 and 625,000.
500
This man 'discovered' Douglass' talent and began working with him in 1841.
What is William Lloyd Garrison.
500
Date of publication for The Narration of the Life.
What is 1845.
500
The way in which Bierce's life mimicked his stories.
What is his odd disappearance in Mexico.
500
This is how the father appears as he falls from the cliff.
What is like an approaching hero.
500
Lincoln's intention with the Gettysburg Address was this.
What is to remind the country of our founding principles.
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