Frederick Douglas

In paragraph 4 of Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas, the word converted comes from a Latin root word that means to - 

• Speak

• Study

• Turn

• Trick

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TEKS.ELA.8.2C

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas ?

• 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 explain that he was planning to run away soon from his master.

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

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TEKS.ELA.8.9A

Which of these conclusions about Douglass's unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6 in Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas?

• He sees that his life would have been in turmoil even if he had been born free. 

• He sees that there is no such thing as the truth or human rights in the world.

• He realizes that his master was correct about how reading the book was a big mistake. 

• He realizes that reading the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved. 

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TEKS.ELA.8.5F

TEKS.ELA.8.6C

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. 

Part A: Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas

Which word best describes how Douglass feels after Master Hugh puts a stop to his education?

• Angry

• Determined

• Hopeful

• Discouraged

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TEKS.ELA.8.7A

Which sentence from paragraph 3 of the selection best supports the answer to Part A?

• From this time I was most narrowly watched.

• If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself. 

• All this, however, was too late. 

• Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the next step.

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TEKS.ELA.8.6C

Mark the boxes to match each statement from the text Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas to the author's reason for writing it. As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. (paragraph 4 )

• To illustrate how Douglass learned to read

• To show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free too

• To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge

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TEKS.ELA.8.9A

Mark the boxes to match each statement from the text Narrative in the Life of Fredrick Douglas to the author's reason for writing it. As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)

• To illustrate how Douglass learned to read

• To show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free too

• To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge

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TEKS.ELA.8.9A

Fredrick believed that his father was also his master.

• True

• False

Fredrick's mistress, Sophia Auld teaches him to read.

• True

• False

In the book *Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass*, what does Douglass describe as the turning point in his life as a slave?

• Learning to read

• Escaping to the North

• Meeting his wife

• Working in the fields