"(1) Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. (2) He worked in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. (3) When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only
"Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey," and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer."

In Sentence 2, the author reveals the character of Old Benjamin through

actions
dialogue (his words)
dialogue (others' words)
narration

Messalla frowns at the wide circular cover, for a moment returning to his own fussy world.

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?