Making Inferences in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Question 3 of 10 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B
Read this excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them; but prudence forbids;--not that it would injure me, but it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country.
Answer
A
He is embarrassed to say that he was taught by young children.
B
He believes he could be punished for reading to children.
C
He thinks it is inappropriate to discuss how people learn to read.
D
He wishes he could thank the young boys who taught him to read.