from The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

1 Through the experiences described in this text, Douglass gained ____________

• A gratitude for his master’s and mistress’s actions

• B a belief that people are not to be trusted

• C more knowledge about the problem of slavery

• D pleasure in spending time with his white friends

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2 Which sentence from the excerpt best demonstrates Douglass’s feelings about reading after he learned about slavery?

• F In the same book, I met with one of Sheridan’s mighty speeches on and in behalf of Catholic emancipation.

• G In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity.

• H It was pressed upon me by every object within sight or hearing, animate or inanimate.

• J I heard nothing without hearing it, and felt nothing without feeling it.

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3 Why does Douglass first describe his mistress as “a kind and tender-hearted woman”?

• A To contrast with her later, cruel behavior

• B To show how much he wanted to learn to read

• C To prove that some slaveholders were caring

• D To emphasize his good fortune

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What is the meaning of cause and effect?

• supporting ideas with evidence from the text

• giving examples of events that happened

• a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others.

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