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English, 31.07.2019 10:30 bethzabezarahi

Instructions: select the correct answer. read the following excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs. what is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? i was born a slave, but i never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away. my father was a carpenter, and considered so intelligent and skillful in his trade, that, when buildings out of the common line were to be erected, he was sent for from long distances, to be head workman. on condition of paying his mistress two hundred dollars a year, and supporting himself, he was allowed to work at his trade, and manage his own affairs. his strongest wish was to purchase his children; but, though he several times offered his hard earnings for that purpose, he never succeeded. in complexion, my parents were a light shade of brownish yellow and were termed, mulattoes. they lived together in a comfortable home; and, though we were all slaves, i was so fondly shielded that i never dreamed i was a piece of merchandise, trusted to them for safe keeping, and liable to be demanded of them at any moment. i had one brother, william, who was two years younger than myself—a bright, affectionate child. a. to inform readers about the effects of slavery on family life b. to persuade readers that slavery was wrong c. to entertain readers with stories about the author’s life as a slave d. to express the author’s anger at being born a slave

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