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Question 1

The lines "I have no comments to make upon the subject of Slavery. Those who read this book may form their own opinions of the "peculiar institution," give the reader ___

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Answer: Incorrect. The correct answer is B, the opportunity to decide what they think about slavery after reading about Northup's experience. Go to question 2.
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Question 2

Which detail from the excerpt best supports your response to Question 1?

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Answer: Incorrect. The correct answer is D, "This is no fiction, no exaggeration. If I have failed in anything, it has been in presenting to the reader too prominently, the bright side of the picture." Go to question 3.
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Question 3

What is the meaning of the word "chastened" as it is used in the phrase, "Chastened and subdued in spirit by the sufferings I have borne."

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Answer: Incorrect.The correct answer is C, Disciplined. Go to question 4.
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Question 4

Solomon Northup relates several things for which he is thankful in the excerpt. Of the following choices, which three are things he mentions being thankful for?

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  A. the good being
  B. liberty
  G. happiness
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Question 5

What is the central message of the passage in the worksheet from Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave?

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Answer: Incorrect.The correct answer is B, The injustice of enslaving others for profit, wealth and power.
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