Question

Part A Which statement is a central idea in Chapters I and II of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass? Enslaved people do not have enough knowledge to make their own decisions. Enslaved people work in horrible conditions and experience horrific treatment. Plantation masters choose reasonable overseers and appropriate punishments. An enslaved person born to a plantation master has more advantages than those who are not. Question 2 Part B Which two statements from the text best support the answer in Part A? “He whipped, but seemed to take no pleasure in it.” “I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run. . .” “. . .and only makes a bad matter worse, both for himself [plantation master] and the salve whom he would protect and defend.” “There must be no halting; every one must be at his or her post; and woe betides them who hear not this morning summons to the field. . .”

Answer 1

part B There must be no halting; every one must be at his or her post; and woe betides them who hear not this morning summons to the field. . .

“I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run. . .”

part A Enslaved people work in horrible conditions and experience horrific treatment.