Frederick Douglass Chapter 11

How did Douglass escape to the North?

• We don't know; he doesn't describe his escape.

• He escaped through the Underground Railroad.

• He took a ship on the Chesapeake bay, just like he planned.

• He received a train ticket from Mr. Ruggles.

Douglass refers to the Underground Railroad as the "Upperground Railroad" because he feels that:

• The stations are above ground, not underground.

• The people who run it are upper-class citizens.

• The people who run it do not make enough effort to keep it a secret.

• Most of the stations are in the upper part of the U.S.

Why does Frederick choose NOT to share all the details of his escape? Select TWO correct answers.

• he doesn't remember all the details of his escape route

• he doesn't want to get those who helped him in trouble

• he doesn't want to cause trouble for other slaves who want to escape like he did

• he likes to keep secrets

Why does Douglass NOT feel appreciative when his master gives him six cents?

• Because six cents can't buy anything.

• Because he feels that he should be given fifty percent of his earnings.

• Because he feels that because he did the work, all of the money should belong to him.

• Because he knew his master would just waste the money instead of using it effectively.

Why did Douglass feel pain as the time of his escape from slavery approached?

• Because of the physical work he had been forced to do.

• Because he was leaving behind people who had become dear to him.

• Because he was so used to being enslaved that he was afraid of freedom.

• Because he had begun to really like Master Hugh.

Why does Frederick work even harder than usual right before his escape?

• To make more money to finance his escape

• So that he would be tired enough to get some sleep

• To keep his master happy

• So that his master would not suspect his plan to escape

Douglass said upon his escape to the North that "I said I felt like one who had escaped a den of hungry lions." (page 111) What type of figurative language is used?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

What caused Douglass to feel fear after he arrived in New York?

• He was afraid he wouldn't get used to life in the North.

• He was afraid of being recaptured by kidnappers.

• He was afraid of insulting his hosts.

• He was afraid that he would become corrupt like many Northerners.

What most surprised Douglass about life in the North?

• The high quality of life that people could achieve outside of slavery.

• The lack of interest in the affairs of formerly enslaved peoples.

• The poor conditions in which most people were forced to live.

• The terrible racism that he continued to face every day.

Place the steps of Douglass's journey to freedom in the correct order.

• Arrived in New York

• Taken in by Mr. David Ruggles

• Was married to Anna Murray

• Took passage on the steamboat John W. Richmond

• Arrived in New Bedford