Douglass 1
In what state was Douglass born?
Maryland
When he moves to the city, he comes under the charge of a woman who has never before owned slaves. What is her name?
Sophia Auld
What is Walter's profession?
chauffeur
What is a rhetorical scheme where successive phrases or clauses all begin the same way?
Anaphora
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery prior to the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass
The letter that precedes Douglass' narrative was written by what abolitionist?
Wendell Phillips
At the end of his time in the city, Douglass is called back to the plantation where he was born, for what purpose?
To be valued as part of the estate of his now-deceased former master.
What is the name of the neighborhood where Mama buys the house?
Clybourne Park
What is the name of the rhetorical scheme where successive phrases or clauses all end the same way?
Epistrophe
Place commas in the following sentence in the appropriate places: Michael Jackson a famous pop singer was known for his original dance moves his high voice and his bold fashion choices.
Michael Jackson, a famous pop singer, was known for his original dance moves, his high voice, and his bold fashion choices.
What was the name of the first person who held Douglass in slavery?
Captain Anthony
True or False: Thomas Auld becomes a kinder slave owner after finding religion at a revival meeting.
False
What country does Joseph Asagain come from?
Nigeria
What is the name of the rhetorical scheme where the second part of a sentence is an inversion of the grammatical order of the first part of the sentence?
Chiasmus
What is a direct object?
To what city does Douglass move as a young man?
Baltimore
What was the title of the book that Douglass read that contained a debate between a slave and a slave owner about the justice of slavery?
THe Columbian Orator
Mrs. Johnson quotes what hisotrical figure in her conversation with Mama?
Booker T. Washington
What is the name of the rhetorical scheme where opposite things are placed in close proximity for the purpose of juxtaposition?
Antithesis
What is a gerund?
a verbal that ends in -ing that acts as a noun.
What is the name of the man to whom Douglass is sent at the end of chapter 9 in order to have his spirit broken?
Covey
What becomes of Douglass' grandmother?
She becomes too old for work, so they build her a hut in the woods to live in until she dies.
When Walter skips work for three days, what does he do with his time?
He goes to see farms, on one day, factories on another, and he wanders the southside of Chicago on the third.
What is the name of the rhetorical scheme where a later part of the sentence calls back to an earlier part of the sentence, either through a repetition of sound or meaning
echoing salience
Identify and correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:
Please tell Tim when he gets home from the mall Mom wants him to make dinner.
Please tell Tim Mom wants him to make dinner when he gets home from the mall.
or
When he gets home from the mall, please tell Tim Mom wants him to make dinner.