What is the effect of Douglass obtaining a copy of "The Columbian Orator"?

Douglass learns the arguments made for and against slavery

What is the effect of Douglass's mistress teaching him the alphabet?

he becomes intent on learning to read

Why can this selection be identified as an autobiography?

it is told in first person about real events

Fix this infinitive phrase: He got a lesson from his friends

To get a lesson from his friends

Why does learning to read cause Douglass unutterable anguish?

by reading, the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved

Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how....

threatening she became when she decided to deny him

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Narrative of Frederick Douglass-An American Slave

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1
Which word is a good synonym for discontentment?
potential
sensation
misery
uncertainty
2
What word describes how Douglass felt after Master Hugh puts a stop to his education?
angry
hopeful
determined
discouraged
3
What is the effect of Douglass obtaining a copy of "The Columbian Orator"?
Douglass learns the arguments made for and against slavery
Douglass learns to read
Douglass becomes intent on learning to read
4
Correct the infinitive phrase. More than ever, Frederick Douglass wanted to be learned how to read.
to learn how to read
learn how to read
correct as is
learning how to read
5
Fix this infinitive phrase....to be learned how to read
learning how to read
learn how to read
to learn how to read
correct as is
6
What is the effect of Douglass's mistress teaching him the alphabet?
he becomes intent on learning to read
he learns to read
he learns the arguments made for and against slavery
7
What is the effect of Douglass making friends with the poor white children?
Douglass becomes intent on learning to read
Douglass learns to read
Douglass learsn the arguments made for and against slavery
8
Why can this selection be identified as an autobiography?
there is a narrator
it is told in third person with accurate facts
it is told in first person about real events
it has historical figures
9
The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my slave owners. Which word is best used in the place of abhor?
annoy
impair
fear
loathe
10
Fix this infinitive phrase: He got a lesson from his friends
To get a lesson from his friends
Correct as is
By getting a lesson from his friends
He was getting a lesson from his friends
11
Why does learning to read cause Douglass unutterable anguish?
He sees there is no such thing as the truth or human rights
by reading, the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved
he realizes that his master was correct about how reading was a big mistake
he sees that his life would have been in turmoil if he were born free
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Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how....
forceful she becamse when it came to caring for the hungry or needy
confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner
threatening she became when she decided to deny him
angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating the slaves

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