Question

had he been a man of pure morals himself, he might have been thought interested in protecting the innocence of my aunt; but those who knew him will not suspect him of any such virtue. because of her offense, he proceeded to whip her. after crossing her hands, he tied them with a strong rope, and led her to a stool under a large hook in the joist, put in for the purpose. he made her get upon the stool, and tied her hands to the hook. she now stood fair for his infernal purpose. her arms were stretched up at their full length, so that she stood upon the ends of her toes. he yelled and called her names, and commenced to lay on the heavy cow skin whip, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart - rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. i was so terrified and horror - stricken at the sight, that i hid myself in a closet, and dared not venture out until long after the bloody transaction was over. i expected it would be my turn next. it was all new to me. i had never seen anything like it before. i had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women. i had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation. answer the following questions. 9) read the excerpt above. then, choose the best answer. choose the best main idea. she was not allowed to see her husband at night. aunt hester was constantly disobedient. aunt hester was not allowed to see other men. because she was beautiful, the women were jealous and told on her. 10) read the excerpt above. then, choose all that apply. choose two of the most evident inferences. she thought her beauty gave her more privileges. the master punished aunt hester in the belief that he was protecting her. she loved ned roberts. aunt hester hated colonel lloyd who possessed her.

Explanation:

For question 9, the text focuses on the punishment of Aunt Hester by the master for an offense, not on her seeing her husband, being disobedient constantly, not seeing other men, or women being jealous due to her beauty. For question 10, from the text, we can infer that the master did not punish her believing he was protecting her as he was cruel in the punishment. There is no indication she thought her beauty gave her privileges. There is no mention of Ned Roberts or her hating Colonel Lloyd, but the harsh punishment implies she likely hated her possessor.

Answer:

1. None of the above options accurately represent the main - idea.
2. Aunt Hester hated Colonel Lloyd who possessed her.