Terms
Reading & Writing
Harsh reality
Gaining Freedom
Theme/Motifs
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This term means what is implied in writing.
What is implicit.
100
Who teaches Douglass his ABCs?
Who is Mrs. Hugh Auld.
100
How old was Douglass when his mother passed away? What was his reaction?
What is about 7. He reacted to her passing the same way he would have reacted to a stranger's death.
100
What instance started Douglass' road to freedom?
What is learning to read, and hearing from Master Hugh that learning was the worst thing a slave could do.
100
Why can we infer that Douglass did NOT use the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom?
What is his clear denunciation of it as a well-known escape route.
200
These are what you have to make after looking at implied information in a text.
What are inferences.
200
What does Mr. Auld believe education does to a slave?
What is ruin them from obedience.
200
Even when Douglass was permitted to have a job, what did he have to do with all of his wages?
What is give them to his master, Hamilton.
200
What is the turning point in Douglass' life as a slave?
What is when he finally stands up to Covey and hits him back.
200
Where is the motif of men turned into animals obvious?
"The children were then called, like so many pigs, and like so many pigs they would come and devour the mush; some with oyster shells, others with pieces of shingle, some with naked hands, and none with spoons. He that ate fastest got most; he that was strongest secured the best place; and few left the trough satisfied." "I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own." "...he bought her, as he said, for a breeder." "O, why was I born a man, of whom to make a brute!"
300
The overarching main idea of a work.
What is the theme.
300
What power does reading and writing give to Douglass?
What is allows him the understanding of slavery, its implications to his race, and the hope to one day get out of its bondage.
300
How did the slave children live on a plantation? Who was often their father and why?
What is basically naked with the old, worn out women to take care of them. The masters were usually their fathers because they were able to create free labor.
300
What slave master allows Douglass to become a teacher and thus feed his desire and possibility of freedom?
Who is Freeland.
300
How is the theme of education as a road to opportunity obvious in Frederick Douglass?
Answers will vary. I will pick the fullest one.
400
What is directly explained or stated in a text.
What is explicit.
400
How does Douglass learn how to write?
What is by tricking little white boys into playing a game of "who can write better?"
400
What are two examples that shows that any white person could do anything they wanted to at all to a black person during slavery?
What is Douglass getting beaten in public by the men at the shipyard and no one vouching for him, and Master Thomas turning his cheek when Douglass asked for help from Covey. He even stated that Covey was sure to kill him.
400
What makes Douglass decide to finally runaway to freedom?
What is being forced to give all his wages away, even while he lived elsewhere, found work on his own, and took care of himself entirely.
400
How is the theme of perseverance leading to success obvious in Frederick Douglass?
Answers will vary. I will pick the most complete one.
500
What are recurring ideas, places, people, things, etc. in a text.
What are motifs.
500
How does Douglass extend his knowledge of reading and writing.
What is by teaching other slaves how to read and write in a Sunday school classroom.
500
How is religion used as a blade sharpener with slavery?
What is with pious, reverent, Mr. Covey, who was also known as a slave breaker. Douglass calls religion "a justifier of the most appalling barbarity." Also, Reverend Hopkins, who also happened to be a slave driver.
500
How does Douglass escape?
What is rather unknown, but we can infer that he used his money from his job(s) that he had been keeping in order to get a small boat or some other vessel to reach New York.
500
How is religion a motif in Frederick Douglass' narrative?
What is using Reverend Hopkins, Mr. Covey, the bible as a way to punish, Sunday School as the opportunity to teach, asking God questions, etc.
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