Chapter 1
Who was Captain Anthony jealous of when he whipped Aunt Hester?
Lloyd's Ned (a slave on another farm)
What is one word, besides "severe" to describe Mr. Severe?
cruel, violent
What did Colonel Lloyd do to prevent slaves from stealing fruit from his garden?
Put tar around the fence
Which three stories of murderers does Douglass use to demonstrate the injustice when white people kill slaves?
Mr. Gore, Thomas Lanman, Mrs. Hicks
What is Douglass’s probable father’s name?
Captain Anthony
What types of slaves are treated the worst by the master's wife?
mixed slaves that were fathered by their master
What was considered the highest privilege among the slaves?
getting to do errands or working at the Great House Farm
Why is it hard to be in charge of Colonel Lloyd's horses?
How many calls did Mr. Gore give Demby before he shot him?
three
What is the role of the overseer on the plantation?
To watch over slaves and make them work.
What does Douglass connect to Captain Anthony whipping his Aunt Hester?
How were the slave songs misinterpreted by outsiders?
People thought that the songs were about happiness, but they were mostly sad or had hidden messages
According to paragraph 6, what type of slave was considered to be a disgrace?
a poor man's slave
What is the ironic title that Mr. Gore is given for being so cruel?
"first-rate overseer"
What happened to the slave who told Colonel Lloyd the truth about his master?
He was sold to Georgia
What metaphor in paragraph 8 foreshadows the horrible things Douglass will experience in slavery?
the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery
Douglass says we can learn more from slave songs than ____________?
volumes of philosophy (books)
What does "a still tongue makes a wise head" mean in the context of Douglass's narrative?
it was smarter to keep your mouth shut or not tell the truth about your treatment on the plantation
What was the "crime" that the girl that Mrs. Hicks murdered committed?
slept through the baby crying after pulling several all nighters
In Chapter 2 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, why does Douglass say it is punishment for a slave to be sold?
How did Douglass's relationship with his mother differ from other slaves?
she walked from another farm every night to see him
Why didn't Douglass understand the meaning behind the songs when he was younger?
He worked on the Great House Farm
Why did the slave that was sent to Georgia not know that Colonel Lloyd was his master?
The farm was so big and there were multiple farms
What quote in paragraph 2 demonstrates why slaves were punished and often killed for small mistakes that were often the overseer's fault?
"It is better that a dozen slaves should suffer under the lash, than that the overseer should be convicted, in the presence of the slaves, of having been at fault"
What is one “advantage” of a slave owner having mixed race children?
They don't have to buy more slaves because the children are automatically born into slavery