Frederick Douglass: Which is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship?

gave bread to young boys and they taught him how to read.

Harriet Tubman: What description does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?

She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged.

Frederick Douglass: What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

to inform readers about the life of a slave

Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?

He threatened to return to the plantation

Douglass: Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?

It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape it.

The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the U.R. shows that

people who helped runaway slaves were in danger.

Harriet Tubman: Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

led enslaved people to freedom.

Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of a place in the North?

Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned South

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Frederick Douglass: Which is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship?
considers his mistress to be kind; then she is cruel to him.
twelve years old and did not want to be a slave for life.
comes to consider reading both a blessing and a curse.
gave bread to young boys and they taught him how to read.
2
Harriet Tubman: What description does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?
The runaways stayed with her, even while she slept.
The runaways were constantly tired, hungry, and cold.
She planned escapes that began on Sundays.
She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged.
3
Frederick Douglass: What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?
to express feelings about Master Hugh
to tell an interesting story from his past
to make readers agree that reading is important
to inform readers about the life of a slave
4
_ refers to the methods authors use to make their writing come alive.
Author's word choice
Author's purpose
Author's craft
Author's tone
5
_, techniques reveal a person's qualities and personality in a biography.
retelling
characterization
explanation
description
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Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?
He thought he could lead the way better than she.
He threatened to return to the plantation
He wrote notes about the route they were taking.
He complained about having to sleep outdoors.
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Douglass: Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?
Boys who helped him learn could get into serious trouble.
It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape it.
No books were available to him so he had nothing to read.
He was upset that his slave owners would be angry with him.
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The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the U.R. shows that
the runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture.
slave owners had many friends living in the north.
Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay.
people who helped runaway slaves were in danger.
9
Frederick Douglass: The first person to help Douglass learn to read was
Master Hugh.
the wife of Master Hugh.
a white boy from the street.
another slave.
10
Harriet Tubman: Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she
led enslaved people to freedom.
sang forbidden spirituals.
frightened slaves with her stories.
fought for the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Authors choose events that are related by _, which means one event brings about another event
compare and contrast
cause and effect
problem and solution
effect and cause
12
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an _, a account of the writer's own life.
biography
bibliography
biology
autobiography
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Frederick Douglass: The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator," the more he
became hopeful for his future.
enjoyed being able to read.
came to hate his enslavers.
realized his value to his master.
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_, a true account of a person's life told by someone other than the subject
biography
autobiography
geography
bibliography
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often has a reason for writing beyond informing readers about what happened to one individual.
Author's purpose
Author's writing
Author's opinion
Author's puprose
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Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of a place in the North?
The cooler weather in Canada was helpful
Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned South
People in the North were no longer willing to provide help
Cities and towns in Canada had agreed to provide jobs

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