What member of F.D.'s family is whipped that Douglass sees and calls his “entrance to the hell of slavery”?
His Aunt Hester
100
What did F.D. give to white children in exchange for their instruction in reading?
bread
100
What state does F.D. arrive in after his escape?
New York
100
Why does F.D. go to prison?
He gets caught trying to escape (they hear of his plan).
100
“The children were then called, like so many pigs...”
simile
200
During what century does the narrative take place?
19th century
200
When sent to Baltimore, Douglass works for Mr. Hugh Auld. What is the relationship between Hugh and his old master, Anthony?
Hugh is Anthony's daughter's brother-in-law. (Hugh is brother of Thomas, who is married to Lucretia, Anthony's daughter)
200
The first name of F.D.'s wife.
Anna
200
What does Sandy Jenkins give F.D. To help prevent him from being whipped?
a root
200
“The longest days were too short for him, and the shortest nights too long for him.”
chiasmus
300
The city and state in which F.D. was born.
Tuckahoe, Maryland
300
Which of F.D.'s overseers was known as a “breaker” of slaves?
Mr. Covey
300
The name of the overseer who F.D. fights back against.
Covey
300
What must F.D. do with the wages that he makes each week from the shipyard?
give the money to Hugh Auld
300
“...the tender heart became stone...”
metaphor
400
The owner of “the Great House Farm” and the plantation on which F.D. spent most of his childhood.
Colonel Lloyd
400
How and why does Mrs. Auld change?
She changes from teaching him and being kind to being suspicious of him and cruel; he says that the power she realizes she has over him is what changed her.
400
Who does F.D. Call “the best master I ever had, 'till I became my own master”?
Mr. Freeland
400
What is the name of the man who is the first to help F.D. after his escape?
Mr. Ruggles
400
What he most dreaded, that I most desired. What he most loved, that I most hated.”
parallelism
500
The name of the cruel overseer who shoots and kills the slave named Demby.
Mr. Gore
500
Under which master or overseer is F.D. most deprived of food?
Mr. Thomas Auld
500
What trade does F.D. learn and make money from after getting out of prison?
calking (caulking) ships
500
What is the name of the man who encourages F.D. to speak at an anti-slavery convention for the first time?
William C. Coffin
500
“We had no more voice in that decision than the brutes [animals] among whom we were ranked.”