This selection can best be identified as an autobiography because...

It is told in first person about actual events.

Douglass calls his mistress TIGERLIKE to emphasize how...

threatening she became when she decided to deny him education

Which of the following is the effect of slavery on Douglass's first mistress?

The mistress became tigerlike and cruel.

Which of the following quotes supports the purpose of Douglass learning to read

As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.

If something is stated IMPLICITLY, it is...

NOT stated directly in the text and the reader has to make an inference.

Which of the following quotes supports the purpose to show that his friends gave him hope of freedom?

Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?

Which of the following quotes supports the purpose to explain that not having knowledge is better than having it.

I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse

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1
the wise handling of practical matters
unabated
commence
apprehension
prudence
2
If something is stated EXPLICITLY, it is...
stated DIRECTLY in the text
telling the reader what will happen next
NOT stated directly in the text and the reader has to make an inference.
warning the reader
3
This selection can best be identified as an autobiography because...
It has historical figures in authentic settings.
It is told in third person with accurate facts
It is told in first person about actual events.
It has a narrator describing real people
4
the evidence or proof that someone's claim is correct
prudence
unabated
vindication
denunciation
5
Douglass calls his mistress TIGERLIKE to emphasize how...
conflicted she was about whether to hate him or enjoy being a slave owner
angry she became when she witnessed her husband mistreating slaves
forceful she was when it came to caring for the hungry or needy
threatening she became when she decided to deny him education
6
the fear or dread of the future
apprehension
prudence
denunciaton
unabated
7
something that keeps its full force
unabated
prudence
denunciation
vindication
8
the public condemnation of something
apprehension
commence
vindication
denunciation
9
Which of the following is the effect of slavery on Douglass's first mistress?
Douglass didn't want to learn how to read anymore.
The little white boys taught him to read for bread.
The master told the mistress to stop educating him.
The mistress became tigerlike and cruel.
10
Which of the following quotes supports the purpose of Douglass learning to read
Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.
I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse
None of these options
11
If something is stated IMPLICITLY, it is...
warning the reader
telling the reader what will happen next
NOT stated directly in the text and the reader has to make an inference.
stated DIRECTLY in the text
12
What are genre elements of autobiography?
All of these options
They have a tone that reveals the author's attitude towards people/events
They provide interesting details and anecdotes (stories)
They describe events in chronological order.
13
Which of the following quotes supports the purpose to show that his friends gave him hope of freedom?
Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?
I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.
None of these options
14
Which of the following quotes supports the purpose to explain that not having knowledge is better than having it.
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.
None of these options
Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?
I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse
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to begin or start
commence
unabated
apprehension
prudence

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