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Multiple Choice
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Question at position 1

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

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

it is told in first person about actual events

it has a narrator describing real people

it is told in third person with accurate facts

it has historical figures in authentic settings
Question at position 2
2

Matching
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Question at position 2
Match each statement from the text to the author’s reason for writing it.

Prompt 1<em>As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.</em> (paragraph 4)
Answer for prompt 1 <em>As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.</em> (paragraph 4)
Prompt 2<em>“Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?”</em> (paragraph 4)
Answer for prompt 2 <em>“Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?”</em> (paragraph 4)
Prompt 3<em>As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing.</em> (paragraph 6)
Answer for prompt 3 <em>As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing.</em> (paragraph 6)
Question at position 3
3

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 3

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tiger like to emphasize how...

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tiger like to emphasize how...

confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner

threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating the slaves

forceful she became when it came to caring for the hungry or needy
Question at position 4
4

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 4

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.

Which word is best used in the place of abhor to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.

Which word is best used in the place of abhor to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

Loathe

Fear

Annoy

Impair
Question at position 5
5

Fill in the Blank
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Question at position 5
There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase.

More than ever, Frederick Douglass wanted
Question Blank 1 of 1
choose your answer...
.

Question at position 6
6

Fill in the Blank
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Question at position 6
There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that correctly uses an infinitive phrase.

Question Blank 1 of 1
choose your answer...
, he brought them bread.

Question at position 7
7

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 7

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.

Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.

Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

Sensation

Uncertainty

Misery

Potential
Question at position 8
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Multiple Choice
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Question at position 8

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

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 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

To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free
Question at position 9
9

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 9

Which of these conclusions about Douglass’s unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

Which of these conclusions about Douglass’s unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

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

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.

He sees that there is no such thing as the truth or human rights in the world.
Question at position 10
10

Matching
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Question at position 10
Match each effect to the corresponding cause.

Prompt 1Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.
Answer for prompt 1 Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.
Prompt 2Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.
Answer for prompt 2 Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.
Prompt 3Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”
Answer for prompt 3 Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”
Question at position 11
11

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 11

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

Part A

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

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

Part A

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

Angry

Discouraged

Determined

Hopeful
Question at position 12
12

Multiple Choice
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Question at position 12

Part B

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

Part B

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

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.

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

All this, however, was too late.

From this time I was most narrowly watched.

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Here are the answers based on the questions provided:

Question at position 1

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

  • Answer: it is told in first person about actual events

Question at position 2

Match each statement from the text to the author’s reason for writing it.

  1. Prompt: As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.
    Answer: As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.

  2. Prompt: “Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?”
    Answer: “Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?”

  3. Prompt: As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing.
    Answer: As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing.

Question at position 3

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tiger-like to emphasize how...

  • Answer: threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

Question at position 4

Which word is best used in the place of abhor to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

  • Answer: Loathe

Question at position 5

More than ever, Frederick Douglass wanted...

  • Answer: to learn to read.

Question at position 6

Blank: ..., he brought them bread.

  • Answer: to feed the hungry.

Question at position 7

Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?

  • Answer: Misery

Question at position 8

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

  • Answer: To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

Question at position 9

Which of these conclusions about Douglass’s unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

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

Question at position 10

Match each effect to the corresponding cause.

  1. Prompt: Douglass’s mistress teaches him the alphabet.
    Answer: Douglass learns to read.

  2. Prompt: Douglass makes friends with the poor white children in his neighborhood.
    Answer: Douglass gains access to books.

  3. Prompt: Douglass obtains a copy of “The Columbian Orator.”
    Answer: Douglass becomes enlightened.

Question at position 11

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

  • Answer: Determined

Question at position 12

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

  • Answer: Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.

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