Learning to Read
Mrs. Auld changed as a result of owning slaves.
(Question #16)
true
If people were acting out Douglass’s life, what would this quote show them? Quote—"I was utterly astonished at her goodness.”
(Question #2)
c. Shows the emotions the actor playing Douglass should convey.
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
(Question #20)
b. the people who created the government of the United States of America.
Mrs. Auld regrets the way she changed.
(Question #17)
false
(Question #1)
a. She had needed to work to support herself.
Frederick Douglass learned important lessons from both Mr. Auld and Mrs. Auld.
(Question #18)
true
If people were acting out Douglass’s life, what would this quote show them? "Quote—"The crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not answer when manifested toward her.”
(Question #3)
a. Shows how the actor playing Douglass should move his body.
What is the purpose of the sentence below in the "Gettysburg Address"?
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
(Question #21)
b. The sentence reminds the audience why the country was created.
Which sentence BEST describes the central idea of Ch. 6, paragraph 2?
(Question #19)
d. Frederick Douglass’s new mistress was kind when he first met her, but this quickly changed.
Frederick Douglass uses descriptive and figurative language in paragraph 2 to communicate how he feels when Mrs. Auld changes. Which of the following statements BEST describes his tone toward her change in that paragraph?
(Question #7)
d. Douglass was disappointed when she changed.
Which phrase best completes this sentence: "Overhearing the conversation between Mr. Auld and Mrs. Auld helped Frederick Douglass realize that ______."
(Question #12)
c. White people’s power to maintain slavery came from keeping slaves illiterate.
If people were acting out Douglass’s life, what would this quote show them? Quote—"Her favor was not gained by it; she seemed to be disturbed by it.”
(Question #4)
d. Shows the emotions the actor playing Mrs. Auld should convey.
Which sentence from paragraph 3 BEST supports the idea that the American people are responsible for the future of their country?
(Question #23)
d. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced
A central idea of the Gettysburg Address is that Lincoln is giving the speech to dedicate a battleground to the men who died fighting there, but _______.
(Question #24)
d. the men who fought there did not complete their great task
(Question #8)
a. The sentence uses figurative language to explain what caused Mrs. Auld to change.
Which option below best paraphrases Mr. Auld's statement from paragraph 3? "If you give a slave "an inch, he will take an ell.”
(Question #11)
d. If you give a slave a small amount of power or freedom, he will demand a lot more.
If people were acting out Douglass’s life, what would this quote show them? Quote—"That voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord.”
(Question #5)
Shows how the actor playing Mrs. Auld should speak to the actor playing Douglass.
Which TWO choices provide the MOST accurate descriptions of what Lincoln accomplishes in the 2nd paragraph of the "Gettysburg Address"?
(Question #22)
c. He explains why he was making a speech at that particular place on that particular day.
d. He argues that the civil war is a test of whether the founding fathers’ ideals could last.
Read paragraph 4 from Chapter 6.
What is one difference Douglass mentioned about the difference between slavery in the country and slavery in the city?
(Question #14)
a. Douglass explains how city slaves are usually fed and clothed better than country slaves.
Which quote best shows a description of what Mrs. Auld was like at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(Question #9)
b. “My new mistress proved to be all she appeared when I first met her at the door,—a woman of the kindest heart and finest feelings.”
Read the sentence below from paragraph 3. How does this sentence help develop the main ideas of the paragraph?
(Question #13)
c. This sentence explains that, without meaning to, Mr. Auld taught Frederick Douglass something very important.
If people were acting out Douglass’s life, what would this quote show them? Quote—"Her face was made of heavenly smiles and her voice of tranquil music."
(Question #6)
d. Shows the emotions the actor playing Mrs. Auld should convey.
Which quote from the text below BEST shows Lincoln's call to action?
c. “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.”
In paragraph 4, Douglass argues that Mrs. Hamilton was a “cruel mistress.” Select one sentence that provides evidence that Mrs. Hamilton physically abused her slaves.
(Question #15)
c. Mrs. Hamilton used to sit in a large chair in the middle of the room, with a heavy cowskin always by her side, and scarce an hour passed during the day but was marked by the blood of one of these slaves.
Which character traits would an actor playing the role of Mrs. Auld need to be able to convey in order to show how she changes over time? Choose the TWO answers that apply.
(Question 10)
a. kindness
d. cruelty