Question

selection test: from twelve years a slave (online) (lms graded)
which sentence best states a main idea of the excerpt from twelve years a slave?
a. difficult times require people to band together.
b. the institution of slavery forced people to make difficult choices.
c. even inhumane institutions such as slavery cannot extinguish hope.
d. the damage caused by slavery included emotional, not just physical, suffering.
part b
which quotation from twelve years a slave most clearly supports the answer to part a?
a. mr. theophilus freeman bustled about in a very industrious manner, getting his property ready for the sales - room, intending, no doubt, to do that day a rousing business.
b. i struck up a tune, and finished it. freeman ordered me to continue playing, and seemed well pleased, telling bob that i far excelled him - a remark that seemed to grieve my musical companion very much.
c. i very much desired that he would buy me, because i conceived it would not be difficult to make my escape from new - orleans on some northern vessel.
d. the man answered that he could not afford it, and then eliza burst into a paroxysm of grief, weeping plaintively.

Explanation:

In "Twelve Years a Slave", the narrative often focuses on the emotional toll of slavery on the enslaved. Option D in Part A best captures a main - idea as it emphasizes the emotional suffering caused by slavery in addition to physical suffering. For Part B, Option D shows Eliza's outburst of grief due to the separation from her family, which is an example of emotional suffering, thus supporting the answer in Part A.

Answer:

Part A: D. The damage caused by slavery included emotional, not just physical, suffering.
Part B: D. The man answered that he could not afford it, and then Eliza burst into a paroxysm of grief, weeping plaintively.