Frederick Douglass Chapter 11

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

• he doesn't remember all the details

• 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

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What makes Frederick hesitate to run away? Select TWO correct answers.

• He knows that if he is caught, he may never have the chance to escape again

• He is too scared to try

• He will miss his friends

• He is willing to stay in slavery to help others escape

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is Frederick's motto after he escapes slavery?

• Give me liberty or give me death!

• Never go back!

• No peace - no justice!

• Trust no man!

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"The paper became my meat and drink." (pg. 100) What type of figurative language is used?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

FD 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.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"I was now my own master" on pg. 99 best represents which signpost?

• words of the wiser

• tough question

• aha moment

• contrast and contradiction

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which quote proves that Frederick was not eager to become a public speaker?

• "I have been engaged in pleading the cause of my brethen." pg. 100

• "The paper became my meat and drink." pg. 100

• "What I could, I did with a joyful heart, and never felt happier than when in an anti-slavery meeting." pg. 100

• "It was a severe cross, and I took it up reluctantly." pg. 100

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

In New Bedford, escaped slaves had reason to fear that other African-Americans would reveal their whereabouts to their former masters.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

"I said I felt like one who had escaped a den of hungry lions." (pg. 92) What type of figurative language is used?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6