3. The author builds tension at the end of the excerpt by- A. hinting that the Whites will soon receive the 200 pounds.
B. indicating Mrs. White is unaware of what is happening.
C. suggesting that Mrs. White suspects there is something wrong.
D. implying that Mr. White is uncomfortable talking to the men.

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