What is the main idea of this selection?

Question

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A During slavery, white children knew their birthdays.During slavery, white children knew their birthdays.
B The injustices and ignorance forced upon slaves began early in a slave's life.The injustices and ignorance forced upon slaves began early in a slave's life.
C Douglass' master accidentally helped Douglass reasonably estimate his own age.Douglass' master accidentally helped Douglass reasonably estimate his own age.
D Frederick Douglass believes himself to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
If the cultural value celebrated in this passage is the pursuit and appearance of virtue, which quotation from the passage would most likely support that cultural value interpretation?
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A "The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale.""The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale."
B "She hath good skill at her needle, that's certain," remarked one of her female spectators.""She hath good skill at her needle, that's certain," remarked one of her female spectators."
C "It may be true that, to a sensitive observer, there was some thing exquisitely painful in it.""It may be true that, to a sensitive observer, there was some thing exquisitely painful in it."
D "A blessing on the righteous colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine!"

Answer 1

The main idea of the first selection is B: The injustices and ignorance forced upon slaves began early in a slave's life.

If the cultural value celebrated in the passage is the pursuit and appearance of virtue, the quotation that would most likely support that interpretation is B: "She hath good skill at her needle, that's certain," remarked one of her female spectators." This quotation highlights the skill and talent of the young woman, showcasing a positive attribute that aligns with the pursuit of virtue.