Question

1. how can a dramatic reading help the reader understand a text?

from the amplify library, read narrative of the life of frederick douglass, chapter 1,
paragraphs 8 - 10.

1. who was who?

captain anthony
mr. plummer
a. the slaveholder
b. the overseer, or the man hired to manage the slaves

1. how does douglass describe captain anthony and mr. plummer?

a. captain anthony was kind, while mr. plummer was cruel.
b. captain anthony was cruel, while mr. plummer was kind.
c. both captain anthony and mr. plummer were kind.
d. both captain anthony and mr. plummer were cruel.

1. douglass describes seeing his ________ whipped severely.

a. mother
b. aunt
c. uncle
d. friend

1. what does douglass compare his viewing of this whipping to?

a. an entrance
b. a flight of stairs
c. a bottomless pit
d. a broken toy

1. choose the sentence that best supports the answer to the previous question.

Explanation:

1. Matches roles from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter 1: Captain Anthony is the slaveholder, Mr. Plummer is the overseer.
2. Douglass depicts both men as violent and cruel toward enslaved people.
3. Douglass recounts witnessing his Aunt Hester being brutally whipped by Captain Anthony.
4. He compares the traumatic experience of watching the whipping to entering a "bottomless pit" of despair about his enslaved fate.

Answer:

1. Captain Anthony: a. The slaveholder; Mr. Plummer: b. The overseer, or the man hired to manage the slaves
2. d. Both Captain Anthony and Mr. Plummer were cruel.
3. b. aunt
4. c. A bottomless pit