Question

Why did slave owners forbid slaves from learning to read and write?

A. Educated slaves might refuse to work in the fields.
B. Slaves had little time for recreational reading and writing.
C. Slaves might try to take their owners' books.
D. Ignorant slaves were easier to control. <-?

Answer 1

It's A

Answer 2

@ArcticReeses Thanks! Could u help me with another?

Answer 3

Sure!

Answer 4

okay one sec.

Answer 5

Why did Douglass not grieve when he learned that his mother had died?
A. His mother was unkind to him
B. He had spent very little time with his mother.
C. He was a source of shame to his mother
D. He was too young to understand the meaning of death.

Answer 6

i think its B or D

Answer 7

D. I think. I'm not positive on this one.

Answer 8

Oh okay. thanks for your help :)

Answer 9

i have a few others i just need them checked could u check them?

Answer 10

Douglass says that slaves under Colonel Lloyd "were frequently whipped when least deserving, and escaped whipping when most deserving of it." Why did Colonel Lloyd employ this method of discipline?
A. to keep the slaves from knowing how to avoid punishment
B. to prompt the slaves to report each other for bad behavior
C. to encourage the slaves to look after his horses well
D. to show the slaves that he could be merciful <-?
@ArcticReeses

Answer 11

D, yeah.

Answer 12

Oh okay. I have one more.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

Which detail from the autobiography best supports Douglass's main idea that, in the eyes of slaveholders, a slave is no better than an animal?
A. A common saying among white children was that it was worth a half-cent to kill a slave.
B. Slaves were beaten with whips made of cowhide.
C. Colonel Lloyd's horses received better care, food, and treatment than his slaves.<-?
D. Slaves were sometimes allowed to get drunk so that work was more painful the next day.

Answer 15

@ArcticReeses R u there?

Answer 16

C

Answer 17

To which question? @surfer1234

Answer 18

the latest one you just posted

Answer 19

Oh okay thank you so much! :)

Answer 20

any more you need help with?

Answer 21

yes

Answer 22

Why is Master Hugh's conversion to Christianity a deeply ironic event, in Douglass's eyes?
A. Hugh spends hours each day praying so that he becomes known among his friends as a model of piety.
B. Rather than agreeing that his slaves should learn to read so that they can read scripture, Hugh tells his wife not to teach Douglass to read.
C. Hugh invites preachers to stay at his house and has his slaves wait on them.
D. Rather than being moved by Christian teachings to kindness and mercy, Hugh uses religion to justify his actions against his slaves. <-?

Answer 23

D i think

Answer 24

Okay.
Which statement best describes both Covey and Freeland?
A. Both men are determined to crush Douglass's spirit.
B. Neither man shows any respect for slaves.
C. Neither man has a negative reputation among his colleagues or slaves. <-?
D. Both men are Douglass's superior for a time.

Answer 25

or it could be A @surfer1234

Answer 26

True

Answer 27

Well I read on spark-notes and these men have the opposite character

Answer 28

Edward Covey - A notorious slave “breaker” and Douglass’s keeper for one year. Slave owners send their unruly slaves to Covey, who works and punishes them (thus getting free labor to cultivate his rented land) and returns them trained and docile. Covey’s tactics as a slaveholder are both cruel and sneaky. He is deliberately deceptive and devious when interacting with his slaves, creating an atmosphere of constant surveillance and fear.

William Freeland - Douglass’s keeper for two years following his time with Covey. Freeland is the most fair and straightforward of all Douglass’s masters and is not hypocritically pious. Douglass acknowledges Freeland’s exceptional fairness with a pun on his name—“free land.” @surfer1234

Answer 29

I think its D

Answer 30

Same since their styles arent similar

Answer 31

Why does Douglass change his name so often?
A. His given name seems too long to him.
B. He feels that his identity is bound up in his name. <-?
C. He wants to keep from being identified by former masters. <-?
D. He wants to name himself after someone he admires.

Answer 32

@surfer1234 Sorry i had to restart

Answer 33

@I<3mybaby

Answer 34

which one are we looking at the last one

Answer 35

yes

Answer 36

I will have to say C

Answer 37

Thx could u check a few more?

Answer 38

yeah

Answer 39

Which sentence from the autobiography best explains the effect that the slaves' songs had on Frederick Douglass?
A. "I have often been utterly astonished, since I came to the north, to find persons who could speak of the singing, among slaves, as evidence of their contentment."
B. "Those songs follow me still, to deepen my hatred of slavery, and quicken my sympathies for my brethren in bonds." <-?
C. "I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of those rude and apparently incoherent songs."
D. "They would compose and sing as they went along, consulting neither time nor tune."

Answer 40

Read the sentences that describe Douglass's reaction to Hugh Auld's forbidding Sophia to teach Douglass to read.

"It was a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, . . . . I now understood . . . the white man's power to enslave the black man. . . . From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom."

What mood does this description of the "revelation" create?

A. a mood of joyful merriment
B. a mood of clarity and purpose
C. a mood of troubled doubt <-?
D. a mood of defiance and anger

Answer 41

@thelillylouwho

Answer 42

its the last question

Answer 43

What does Douglass mean when he says, "In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death"?

A. Douglass wishes that he and his friends could have fought in the Revolutionary War.
B. For Douglass and his friends, the chance of liberty was slim and the chance of death was great. <-?
C. Douglass and his friends are brave, but Patrick Henry was braver still.
D. Douglass's parentage comes in a direct line from Patrick Henry.

Answer 44

I think B..

Answer 45

me 2

Answer 46

What conflict causes Douglass dismay when he is deciding whether to try to escape?
A. He is concerned that he has not yet earned enough money.
B. He is heartbroken about leaving his fellow slaves.
C. He is distressed about having to break the law. <-?
D.He is worried that he will not be able to find his future wife.

Answer 47

im conflicted between a,b,and c

Answer 48

i think its C

Answer 49

Im pulling more towards c as well

Answer 50

yeah i think ill go with C

Answer 51

My Last One
During the worst times in Douglass's life, he would sometimes cry out to the ships sailing in the bay.

"You are loosed from your moorings, and you are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip!"

Which phrase best describes the tone Douglass creates in this metaphor?
A. adventurous and daring
B. annoyed and anxious
C. imaginative and carefree
D. anguished and longing <-?

Answer 52

@thelillylouwho

Answer 53

D

Answer 54

Thanks 4 ur help! Hopefully i get a passing grade. *fingers crossed* :)

Answer 55

And i didnt darn it i got a 66 :( but thx anyways :)