Chapter 2

Question 1

What do the slaves receive each year as their clothing “allowance”?

Answer 1

• 2 linen shirts
• 1 pair linen trousers
• 1 jacket & pair of trousers (winter)
• 1 pair of stockings & shoes

Question 2

What is the monthly food allowance for slaves?

Answer 2

• 8lbs of pork or fish
• 1 bushel of cornmeal

Question 3

What do children that do not work in the fields receive for clothing allowance?

Answer 3

2 shirts.

Question 4

What were living conditions like for slaves?

Answer 4

Not ideal, few beds, rarely sleep, and almost always doing something.

Question 5

Why did the slaves sing? How did this affect Douglass?

Answer 5

To keep themselves “entertained” and it made him realize that work would be boring, long, and hard.