Section A
How much did Keckley need to raise to buy her and her son's freedom?
$1,200
Who wrote the memoir "Behind the Scenes"?
Elizabeth Keckley
What was Keckley's first job as a slave?
Taking care of a child.
What are rights and freedoms?
Liberties
What job did Keckley do for Mrs. Lincoln?
Dressmaker
In Keckley's writing, light, sunshine, and brightness are all a symbol for what?
Hope / Freedom / Happiness
What are the names of the married couple who escaped by dressing as a white man traveling with his slave?
William and Ellen Craft
Who wrote "The People Could Fly"?
Virginia Hamilton
What is the freeing of someone from slavery?
Emancipation
Which character from the Bible does Keckley compare President Lincoln to?
Moses / Jehovah
What is the claim Keckley makes about slavery?
That she doesn't blame her Southern friends for it, BUT slavery is wrong and it's normal to rebel against it. [accept similar answers]
What article of clothing of Mr. Lincoln's did Keckley ask for.
His right-hand glove. [do not accept just 'glove']
How many times did Frederick Douglass attempt to escape?
Twice
What is the act of ending a system or practice or institution?
Abolishment
Who does the captain in "O Captain! My Captain!" symbolize?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Frederick Douglass say happened to him when he attended the Inauguration Ball?
He was seized by police and forced out the window [or similar]
What problem almost got the Crafts caught during their escape?
They were illiterate / couldn't read or write
What did the ship in "O Captain! My Captain!" symbolize?
The United States
What is to make something (usually negative) continue for a long time?
Perpetuate
Who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!"?
Walt Whitman
What was the one positive thing, or the "bright side" about slavery that Keckley points out in Chapter 1? It was something that benefitted her personally.
She learned to be self-reliant.
What was Keckley's purpose for writing about Mrs. Lincoln?
To protect Mrs. Lincoln's reputation as well as her own. [accept similar answers]
At the end of "The People Could Fly," some of the people were not able to fly, and had to stay back. What did they do at the end of the story?
They told the story to their children who eventually became free. [or similar]
What is a category of literature?
Genre
What was Mrs. Lincoln hiding from Abraham Lincoln?
Her debts / how much money she was spending