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1
In paragraph 2, the word commanded comes from a Latin root word that means to —
explain
enthrust
rush
join
2
What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?
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 he was planning to run away soon from his master
To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free
3
In the story, bread was described as knowledge
True
False
4
Which of these conclusions about Douglass’s unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?
He sees his life would have been in turmoil even if he had been born free.
Reading the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved
There is no such thing as the truth or human rights in the world.
He knows his master was right and that reading the book was a big mistake.
5
Converted means to.....
study
turn
trick
speak
6
You might feel denounciation about moving to another country.
True
False
7
The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because —
it has historical figures in authentic settings
it has a narrator describing real people
it is told in first person about actual events
it is told in third person with accurate facts
8
The convict received ___________ of his innoncence and was freed.
commence
unabated
apprenhension
vindication