from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how —

• threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

• confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner

• forceful she became when it came to caring for the hungry or needy

• angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating the slaves

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free

To show that he was planning to run away soon from his master

To suggest that he could talk with his master if he were well-read

• To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

• To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free

• To show that he was planning to run away soon from his master

• To suggest that he could talk with his master if he were well-read

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below.

More than ever, Frederick Douglass wanted to be learned how to read.

• learn how to read

• learning how to read

• to learn how to read

• Correct as is

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

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.

Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

• misery

• Potential

• Sensation

• Uncertainty

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below.

He got a lesson from his friends, he brought them bread.

To get a lesson from his friends

By getting a lesson from his friends

He was getting a lesson from his friends

Correct as is

• He got a lesson from his friends, he brought them bread.

• To get a lesson from his friends

• By getting a lesson from his friends

• Correct as is

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A