Question

1. the closest that some slaves could come to knowing their own birthdate, douglass says, was to the nearest

a season of the year.
b month.
c major holiday.
d decade

Explanation:

This question refers to Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. In Chapter 1, Douglass states that enslaved people could only guess their birthdate to the nearest season, citing examples like harvest-time or cherry-time, as enslavers deliberately withheld precise birth information.

Answer:

A. season of the year.