1)Oral Quiz: What happens in Chs. 8-9 of Narrative?
2)Ch. 8: What happened to Frederick’s grandmother after the deaths of Lucretia and Andrew? How does this anecdote help explain the value of slaves? How are slaves valued when compared to livestock? In the footnote to the second edition, it is explained that Frederick got the details of his grandmother’s treatment by the Auld family wrong. In fact, the note tells us that she was actually taken care of by the Auld family until the end of her days, and that Frederick Douglass knew about this miscalculation, yet chose to write this story into his narrative anyway. What does this tell us about how Frederick Douglass wanted us to perceive slave owners? Himself?

3)Ch. 9: What rule of slaveholding does Master Thomas Auld violate? Why did the slaves find it so hard to obey his rules?
2) What, according to Frederick, happens to Master Thomas Auld after his conversion to Christianity? Why?
3) Why was Mr. Covey’s reputation for breaking slaves of great value to him?
4) Frederick’s contention that men use religion to justify cruelty is not new. Look for examples of this throughout history.