Understanding Mythology in Black Ships Before Troy
Question 6 • CR Language Arts 1 (Semester 2) Summer 2026
Read the two new excerpts from the texts by Ann Petry and Harriet Jacobs. Select two statements that would help a reader best compare or contrast the purposes of the passages?
Answer
A
Jacobs persuades the reader that her childhood was relatively lucky.
B
Petry informs the reader that Tubman’s childhood was exceptionally difficult.
C
Petry persuades the reader that Tubman was an American hero.
D
Jacobs informs the reader that the mistress she loved eventually betrayed her.
E
Petry informs the reader that people around Tubman knew that her carefree life would not last.