Question1.
\nWhat prevented the slaves from knowing their birthdays?
\nAnswer:
\nThe wish of the masters prevented the slaves from knowing their birthdays.<\/p>\n
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Question 2.
\nHow would the master look at the enquiries about the slaves\u2019 birthday?
\nAnswer:
\nThe masters used to give only some approximate year like 1835 or so and not the exact year.<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\nWhat was whispered about Douglass\u2019 parentage?
\nAnswer:
\nThat Douglass was the son of his master.<\/p>\n
Question 4.
\nWhen was Douglass separated from his mother?
\nAnswer:
\nHe was separated from his mother when he was just an infant.<\/p>\n
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Question 5.
\nDouglass\u2019 mother was able to meet him only at…
\nAnswer:
\nnights.<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nWhat was the penalty to the field hand for not being in the field at sunrise?
\nAnswer:
\nWhipping.<\/p>\n
Question 7.
\nHow old was Douglass when he lost his mother?
\nAnswer:
\nSeven years old.<\/p>\n
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Question 8.
\nName the person who was believed to be both Douglass\u2019 father and master.
\nAnswer:
\nMr. Anthony.<\/p>\n
Question 9.
\nWho was Mr. Plummer?
\nAnswer:
\nMr. Plummer was an overseer at Mr. Anthony\u2019s farms.<\/p>\n
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Question 10.
\nWhen and where was Douglass born?
\nAnswer:
\nHe was bom in Tuckahoe near Easton in Talbot county, Maryland, in 1817 or 1818.<\/p>\n
Question11.
\nWhen did Douglass escape from slavery?
\nAnswer:
\nIn-1838.<\/p>\n
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Question 12.
\nWhat is the name of Douglass’ wife?
\nAnswer:
\nAnna Murray.<\/p>\n
Question 13.
\nFrederick Douglass died in
\n(a) 1839
\n(b) 1895
\n(c) 1817
\n(d) 1880
\nAnswer:
\n(b) 1895<\/p>\n
Question 14.
\nWhat motivated him to get rid of slavery from his life?
\nAnswer:
\nFrom his earliest days he had a deep conviction that slavery would not be able to hold him forever. Even in the darkest hours, the living word of faith and spirit of hope did not desert him and cheered him through the gloom, to escape from slavery.<\/p>\n
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II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph each:<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. III. Answer the following questions:<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. They are whipped and beaten for the slightest offence and if the master shows any favours to them, they get punished further. The slaves are whipped mercilessly for the smallest mistakes. As it is they are made to work from morning till night without rest.<\/p>\n Question 2. The passage also explains the heart rendering description of walking at nights for several miles of mothers to see their children. Moreover, they could talk only a little bit because the children would be tired and go to sleep but in the morning they have to go back for work before sunrise. If they fail, they get whipping. This shows the brutal nature of white masters towards their slaves.<\/p>\n Question 3. Vocabulary<\/span><\/p>\n Phrasal Verbs<\/span><\/p>\n A phrasal verb is the combination of a verb + a particle (preposition or adverb) resulting in a new word. The new unit gives a different meaning from the two separate words.
\nWhy wasn\u2019t Douglass affected, much by his mother\u2019s death?
\nAnswer:
\nFrederick Douglass was separated from his mother before he was twelve months old. He had spent very little time with her and that too only during a few night times. He lost her at the age of seven and never enjoyed any care and communication during those years. So, he was not affected by her death. He was also not allowed to visit her during her illness, death or burial.<\/p>\n
\nWhat kind of hardships did the slaves suffer at the hands of the slave holder and his mistress?
\nAnswer:
\nThe slave holders sexually exploit the slave women and the children bom out of this also follow this condition of slavery’. Mother and child are separated to avoid any filial bonding. Children bom like this are a constant reminder to the wives of the masters about their parentage and they take a sadistic pleasure in ill treating these mulattoes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nHow does the passage comment on the dreadful experience of slavery?
\nAnswer:
\nThe passage reflects the brutal hidden faces of the masters who treat their slaves cruelly. The slaves were not given proper food. They were exploited without any freedom. Especially for women it was double exploitation in the name of patriarchy and in the name of slavery. When the girls at teenage seem to be beautiful for their masters, they use them sexually and if they give birth to children, the children were sold at the age of infants to avoid their sentimental relationship.<\/p>\n
\nIn spite of the hardships he suffered as a slave, why does the author say, \u201cslavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace\u201d?
\nAnswer:
\nSince his childhood when he was under slavery, the author had a strong will power that he would not be a slave forever and he would escape from it, that was his strong faith and spirit in him. This living faith and spirit of hope make him to say that \u201cslavery would not be able to hold me within its foul embrace\u201d and this did not leave him but remained like a ministering angel to cheer him through the gloom. The author expresses his gratitude to God because God gave him a good spirit of hope.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nUse the verbs in column A with the right prepositional particles in column B to form as many phrasal verbs as possible. Find out the meaning with the help of a dictionary and make your own sentences<\/p>\n