from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The first person to help Frederick Douglass learn to read was?

• Master Hughes

• the little boys he met at the pier

• the man who ran the bakery

• the wife of Master Hughes

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?

• Learning to read has never helped anyone.

• It showed his horrible situation, but not how to escape from it.

• Learning anything new is never a blessing.

• It showed that anyone can learn anything.

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TEKS.ELA.1.9E

TEKS.ELA.2.9E.I

TEKS.ELA.3.10

TEKS.ELA.4.10

TEKS.ELA.5.10

What is one way that Frederick Douglass continued to teach himself how to read? (there is more than one correct answer)

• Running errands quickly so he could find the little boys on the dock.

• Trading bread for knowledge of how to read.

• Reading chronicles and other articles on his own.

• Going to school daily.

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TEKS.ELA.8.8D

TEKS.ELA.E2.4H

TEKS.ELA.E3.4H

TEKS.ELA.RI.3A

TEKS.ELA.RI.9C

What word means the wise handling of practical matters?

• prudence

• apprehension

• vindication

• commence

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TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

What word means a fear for the future?

• unabated

• vindication

• denunciation

• apprehension

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TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.2B

According to the text, why does Douglass say the "learning to read had already come to torment him?"

• He was reading funny stories that he could relate to.

• He was reading about problems in slavery but didn't see a solution to the problem.

• He was reading about solutions to the problems that he was facing.

• He was reading about slavery.

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.PSW.5B

TEKS.ELA.RI.4D

The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator," the more he ___________________________.

• wanted to be a slave

• accepted his fate

• came to hate his enslaver or the master

• loved the master

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TEKS.ELA.1.9E

TEKS.ELA.2.9E.I

TEKS.ELA.3.10

TEKS.ELA.4.10

TEKS.ELA.5.10

What is the purpose for Douglass writing his autobiography?

• To express his feelings about the Master and the Mistress.

• To make readers agree that reading is important.

• To inform readers about the life of a slave.

• To share ideas for escaping a bad situation.

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TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

TEKS.ELA.E4.6A

What word means to begin or start?

• apprehension

• prudence

• unabated

• commence

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TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

What word means that the proof of the claim is correct?

• vindication

• prudence

• apprehension

• denunciation

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TEKS.ELA.7.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.CR.4F

TEKS.ELA.E1.5C