LIFE OF FRED REVIEW

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.

Which word is best used in the place of abhor to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

• Annoy

• Loathe

• Fear

• Impair

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.

Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

• Sensation

• Potential

• Misery

• Uncertainty

What is the name of the book Frederick Douglass reads in the beginning of paragraph 5?

• The British Commencement

• The Columbian Exchange

• The British Trade

• The Columbian Orator

What is an autobiography?

• an account of someone's life written by someone else.

• a literary genre where the story takes place in the past.

• an account of a person's life written by that person.

• a story about a person in history

Choose the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase in the underlined section in the
sentence below.

More than ever, Frederick Douglass wanted to be learned how to read.

•               to learn how to read

• learning how to read

• learn how to read

• correct as is

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how

• threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

• angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating the slaves

•               confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner

• forceful she became when it came to caring for the hungry or needy

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because---

• it has a narrator describing real people

•               it is told in first person about actual events

• it has historical figures in authentic settings

• it is told in third person with accurate facts

How many years did Frederick Douglass live with the Hugh Family?

• 10 years

• 15 years

• 12 years

• 7 years

Who taught Frederick Douglass the alphabet?

• His mistress

• Himself

• His white friends

• Mr. Hugh

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

• To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

• To suggest that he could talk with his master if he were well-read

• To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free

• To show that he was planning to run away soon from his master