Facts
What was Douglass' mother's name?
Harriet Bailey
What did Mrs. Hicks do?
Break the nose and breastbone killing a 15 yr old slave girl
"His mangled body sank out of sight, and blood and brains marked the water where he had stood."
Imagery -- sight, taste, touch
"The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege."
Douglass is curious and indignant.
How old was Douglass when he learned to read?
12 years old
Who did Mr. Gore kill and how?
Demby; shot him
"The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work."
Hyperbole or Personification
"I remember the first time I ever witnessed this horrible exhibition (a beating). I never shall forget it. . . . It was a most terrible spectacle."
Douglass is traumatized.
Who might have been Douglass' father?
Captain Auld
Who killed the old slave fishing and why?
Mr. Beal Bondly; trespassing
"This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge."
Symbolism
"I have frequently found myself in tears while hearing them [songs of slaves]."
Douglass is depressed and saddened at the sound of slaves singing.
Who taught Douglass to read?
Sophia Auld
Why did Colonel Lloyd sell a slave to a Georgia trader?
For telling the truth about him
"He was cruel, but cowardly."
Characterization
"The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. . . . I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition . . ."
Douglass is tortured at the thought of being a slave for life.
How many pairs of shoes were slaves given for the year on Colonel Lloyd's plantation?
What happened to Douglass' grandmother?
She was left in a little hut in the woods to die alone
"I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cowskin . . . causing the warm blood to drip and in justification of the blood deed, he would quote this passage of Scripture -- "He that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes."
Biblical allusion
" . . . but from that time I resolved to run away."
Douglass is determined