HMH Unit 4 from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The first person to help Douglass learn to read was

• another slave.

• Master Hugh.

• the wife of Master Hugh.

• a white boy from the street.

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

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

• No books were available to him so he had nothing to read.

• He was upset that his slave owners would be angry with him.

• The young boys who helped him learn could get in serious trouble.

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

• enjoyed to read.

• became hopeful for his future.

• realized his value to his master.

• came to hate his enslavers.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

• to make readers agree that reading is important

• to inform readers about the life of a slave

• to express feelings about Master Hugh

• to tell an interesting story from his past

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

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Which is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship?

• Douglass comes to consider reading both a blessing and a curse.

• Douglass gave bread to young boys and they helped him learn to read.

• Douglass considers his mistress to be kind and later she is cruel to him.

• Douglass was twelve years old and did not want to be a slave for life.

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What steps did Douglass take to continue learning to read after his mistress stopped teaching him? SELECT TWO.

• took his book, ran errands quickly, and found time for a lesson

• carried bread for the young boys who agreed to teach him

• ran errands quickly and stopped by the library

• asked his master to continue teaching him

• asked other slaves who knew how to read

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If a criminal receives vindication, he will feel

• relieved

• upset

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Which words are synonyms for the way Douglass began to feel about his enslavers? SELECT THREE.

• loathe

• abhor

• detest

• admire

• enjoy

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is told in the __________ tense, from a ___________ point of view.

• present; first person

• present; third person

• past; first person

• past; third-person

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What does the following passage mainly reveal about the life of Frederick Douglass (paragraph 4)?

“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.”

• Douglass’s owner had warned him that learning to read would cause him pain.

• Douglass only learned how to read in order to find out how to free himself.

• Douglass was threatened with whippings from his owner if he learned how to read.

• Master Hugh sympathized with Douglass because he also did not know how to read.

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