Question

1. part a according to this excerpt from douglasss autobiography, what point of view did he develop from his reading?

a an appreciation for the actions of his master and mistress
b an understanding that people are cruel by nature
c a conviction that slavery is a terrible violation of human rights
d a desire to teach other enslaved people how to read

1. part b which sentence from the excerpt best supports the answer to part a?

a \she at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness.\ (paragraph 1)
b \mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.\ (paragraph 3)
c \with their kindly aid, obtained at different times and in different places, i finally succeeded in learning to read.\ (paragraph 4)
d \it had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy.\ (paragraph 6)

Explanation:

Part A

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Douglass's experience with slavery and his master/mistress was not one of appreciation, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The excerpt focuses on slavery's injustice, not people's inherent cruelty, so B is wrong.
• Option C: Reading made Douglass realize slavery violated human rights, which aligns with his views on the injustice of slavery.
• Option D: The question is about his point of view from reading, not his desire to teach others, so D is incorrect.

We need a sentence supporting the idea that reading gave Douglass a view on slavery's injustice:

• Option A: Talks about his mistress's initial lack of depravity, not about his view from reading, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Discusses his learning to read, not the view from reading, so B is wrong.
• Option C: Is about how he learned to read, not the impact of reading, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: States that reading showed him his "wretched condition" (slavery) without a remedy, supporting the idea that he saw slavery as a violation of rights.

Answer:

C. a conviction that slavery is a terrible violation of human rights

Part B