Question

guided practice
now that you have read the selection, try answering the following questions about the main ideas.
from my bondage and my freedom by frederick douglass
the smiles of my mistress could not remove the deep
sorrow that dwelt in my young bosom. indeed, these, in
time, came only to deepen my sorrow. she had changed;
and the reader will see that i had changed, too. we were
both victims of the same overshadowing evil.
what is the \overshadowing evil\ in this passage?
a. mr.auld
b. illiteracy
c. ignorance
d. slavery

Explanation:

The passage is from Frederick Douglass's My Bondage and My Freedom, a narrative about his experience under slavery. The text describes how both Douglass and his mistress were harmed and changed by the system, making slavery the "overshadowing evil" that victimized them both.

Answer:

D. slavery