Part A

Which statement is a central idea in Chapter 6 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
Responses

Enslaved people sing songs to celebrate their work.
Enslaved people sing songs to celebrate their work.

Plantation masters hire overseers to keep enslaved people safe in the fields.
Plantation masters hire overseers to keep enslaved people safe in the fields.

Enslavers purposely break family relationships of enslaved people.
Enslavers purposely break family relationships of enslaved people.

Enslaved children of plantations masters receive extra favors.
Enslaved children of plantations masters receive extra favors.
Question 2
Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.

Which two statements from the text best support the answer in Part A?

Responses

“She made her journeys to see me in the night, travelling the whole distance on foot. . . “
“She made her journeys to see me in the night, travelling the whole distance on foot. . . “

“. . .destroy the natural affection of the mother for the child.”
“. . .destroy the natural affection of the mother for the child.”

“. . children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers. . .”
“. . children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers. . .”

“Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it . . . “

“Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it . . . “