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Lives of Commitment: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Answers

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Why is strong and precise word choice important?

A
It makes writing more general.
B
It requires the reader to interpret events and descriptions.
C
It causes the reader to have to research new words.
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It allows the reader to imagine what is happening as the author intended.
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What image of Mrs. Auld do the adjectives create?

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a mean-spirited woman who always believed in enslaving people
B
a good woman made angry and mean by enslaving people
C
a mean woman who became nicer after she became an enslaver
D
a nice woman whose behavior toward Douglass would not change because of enslavement
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Which word is an example of a strong verb? Which word is an example of a precise adjective?

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Selection 1:departed
Selection 2:ministering
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Which phrase is evidence that enslaved people on plantations were treated especially badly?

A
“those outbreaks of atrocious cruelty so commonly enacted upon the plantation.”
B
“will shock the humanity of his nonslaveholding neighbors”
C
“He is much better fed and clothed”
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“There is a vestige of decency, a sense of shame”
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What effect does the word snatch have on the reader?

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It suggests doing something better.
B
It suggests wanting to learn.
C
It suggests being upset or desperate.
D
It suggests a woman obeying her husband.

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