In the excerpt you read from chapter 1 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, what was the author's purpose? Question 11 options:

a)

To honor his Aunt Hester's courage in disobeying her slave master

b)

To detail the experience of African American women on Southern plantations

c)

To demonstrate the power black slave women had over white slave masters

d)

To highlight the everyday cruelty towards slaves living on plantations

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Read the excerpt from act i, scene v of romeo and juliet which best describes paris's reaction when he believes that juliet has died? paris: have i thought long to see this morning's face, and doth it give me such a sight as this? o he's angry that the friar gave her poison. o he's relieved that the wedding is canceled. o he's sympathetic toward her parents. o he's devastated that he cannot marry her.

What does wheeler say that dan’l webster can do better than any other frog?