In the sentence that begins paragraph 5 (“Mr. Severe…cruel man”), the second clause, in relation to the first, serves to
Frederick Douglass Chapter 2

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11th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
qualify
contradict
reiterate
explain
undercut
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following changes to the sentence beginning “He was less cruel…” (para 6) would improve the parallelism in the sentence?
Replace “He” with “Mr. Hopkins”
End the sentence with “than Mr. Severe had been”
Replace “made less noise” with “less noisy”
End the sentence with “than did Mr. Severe”
Add “and” before “less profane”
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The analogy comparing slaves to office-seekers (last two sentences of para 7) serves primarily to show that the slaves’ attempts to please their overseers were
pragmatic
cynical
patriotic
condescending
pitiable
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The extreme meagerness of the slaves’ expectations is LEAST emphasized by their attitude toward
Mr. Hopkins
The Great House Farm
beds
Colonel Lloyd’s personal slaves
The clothing allowance
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Douglass’ discussion of the slaves’ singing is most notable for
hyperbole
paradox
antithesis
succinctness
invective
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The phrase “an expression of feeling has already found its way down my cheek” (para 10) presents an example of
simile
personification
metonymy
allusion
apostrophe
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Douglass’ utter astonishment (in the final paragraph) likely arises from his belief that
I. people in the North are not as sensitive as southerners
II. people in the North have the advantage of an outsider’s perspective
III. the slave’s songs’ reflection of suffering should be almost self-evident
I only
II only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passage as a whole progresses from
concrete explanation to abstract theorizing
objective reporting to emotional reflection
detached reminiscence to impassioned advocacy
nostalgic recollection to rueful resignation
disinterested observation to lugubrious invective
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