Narrative of Frederick Douglass

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What does the following passage mainly reveal about the life of Frederick Douglass (paragraph 4)?

"As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.”

• Douglass’s owner had warned him that learning to read would cause him pain.

• Douglass only learned how to read in order to find out how to free himself.

• Douglass was threatened with whippings from his owner if he learned how to read

• Master Hugh sympathized with Douglass because he also did not know how to read.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is most closely a central idea of this excerpt?

• No one felt sorry for the plight of enslaved people except for enslaved people themselves.

• Reading cannot change how you feel about things.

• The process of self - discovery can be a painful one.

• Children should not be learning about adult subjects.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?

• The boys who taught Mr. Douglass to read will be disappointed to see that he does not credit them by name.

• Books gave Mr. Douglass the hope that he could one day obtain his freedom.

• Mr. Douglass learned to read so that he could study a variety of topics

• Mr. Douglass only thought about freedom when he was reading a book.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which were effects that Mr. Douglass had from reading..

• Felt tortured by the idea of being stuck as an enslaved person

• Got whipped for taking bread in exchange for his lessons ..

• Obsessed with the idea of freedom

• Took a book with him whenever he went out on an errand ..

• Developed a deeper affection for his owner ..

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What genre is the story The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Auto Biography

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10