What character is believed to be Douglass's father?
Captain Anthony
100
How does Frederick Trick children into teaching him spelling and penmanship.
He challenges them claiming that he can write better than them and studies the way they write to practice.
100
What traits were Fredrick Douglass told to have had when speaking?
He was said to be a powerful speaker with an educated mind that knew how to persuade and powerfully fight against slavery.
100
What does covey get in return for breaking slaves?
Free labor at his plantation
100
What Paper did Fredrick write for?
The North Star
200
Who gave Fredrick the root that allowed no white man to beat him again?
Sandy Jenkins
200
What was the general plan that Douglass originally had to try and escape slavery from Mr. Freeland's plantation?
Their plan was to forge passes and paddle canoes up the Chesapeake bay, and then continue to follow the north star to Maryland.
200
Why is one of Mr. Lloyd's students said to have such an arrogant trait when asked to read Fredrick Douglass?
Because this hate of african-americans still existed at that time and was passed down from parent to child.
200
What plantation did Fredrick begin working at?
At Colonel Lloyd's plantation.
200
How many endnotes are there?
46
300
Who is Douglass's mother?
Harriet Bailey
300
Name the climax in The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglass.
When Douglass defeats covey in a fight and realizes he is not fit to be a slave. He is made to be a free man.
300
What trait could be used to describe why Douglass's mother walked twelve miles every night to see him?
Loving and affectionate, caring
300
What did Fredrick steal to use as a blanket when he was younger at a plantation?
An empty potato sac
300
What newspaper did Douglass begin reading that got him into the abolitionist movement?
The liberator
400
When Fredrick was brought to baltimore, who was he supposed to oversee?
Little Thomas Auld, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Auld
400
When does Douglass realize the importance of learning how to read and write?
When Sophia Auld begins to teach Frederick but Mr. Auld forbids her to.
400
What traits are Sandy Jenkins depicted to have?
He is depicted to be layed back and strongly connected with old African beliefs.
400
How much food were slaves given?
It was eight pounds of pork or fish and one bushel of cornmeal, and children had to share their mothers food allowance.
400
Who took Douglass in to care for in New York?
Mr. David Ruggles
500
Who does Fredrick Douglass marry towards the end of the novel?
Anna Murray
500
Why does Mr. Covey not want to whip Douglass after their fight?
Because then people would know he failed in breaking Douglass and he would lose a lot of customers
500
What plantation owner is an example of a trickest?
Mr. Covey
500
What was the yearly clothing allowance for slaves?
Their yearly clothing allowance was two course linen shirts, one pair of linen trousers, one jacket, and one pair of trousers for the winter. Most children were naked.