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Comparing Eighteenth-Century Texts on Slavery Answers

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amused and teasing✔ respectful and admiringangry and bitterdetached and cynical

A
amused and teasing
B
respectful and admiring
C
angry and bitter
D
detached and cynical
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to criticize Sterneto describe the horrors of slaveryto quote Sterne’s writing✔ to praise Sterne

A
to criticize Sterne
B
to describe the horrors of slavery
C
to quote Sterne’s writing
D
to praise Sterne
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Based on the passage, what is Sancho’s purpose for writing?

A
to critique one of Sterne’s books
B
to convince Sterne to write about slavery
C
to thank Sterne for speaking against slavery
D
to talk Sterne into giving money to charity
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Read Sterne’s response to Sancho. What is Sterne’s purpose for writing?

A
to convince Sancho to focus on other important matters
B
to explain why he will not write about slavery
C
to show that he is sympathetic to Sancho’s cause
D
to encourage Sancho to publish his letters

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