Easy questions i just dont want to ! 50 pts

1) the plan which i adopted, and the one by which i was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom i met in the street. as many of these as i could, i converted into teachers. with their kindly aid, obtained at different times and in different places, i finally succeeded in learning to read. when i was sent of errands, i always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly, i found time to get a lesson before my return.

what inference can be drawn about the boys in this excerpt?

a. they have more education than douglass and are willing to teach him.
b. they enjoy playing with douglass and consider him a friend.
c. they are eager to learn from douglass and seek his guidance as a teacher.
dthey avoid douglass because their parents disapprove of him.

2.the extracurricular activities my father proposed failed to intrigue me. the volleyball club at the community center boasts of competitive tournaments, and the basketball clinic at the high school describes intense training drills. though these would offer physical outlets, exercise is not my top priority because i already play soccer on the weekends. i countered with my own suggestions: a robotics class or a math club.

which statement best describes the author's viewpoint?

a. the author wishes his father would allow him to relax after school.
b. the author is seeking intellectual stimulation from his activities.
c. the author does not enjoy playing competitive sports.
d. the author prefers soccer over academic activities.

3. the more i read, the more i was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. . i loathed them as being the meanest as well as the most wicked of men. as i read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which master hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.

which statement best describes douglass's viewpoint?

a. he believes that increased knowledge inspires a greater hatred of injustice.
b. he believes that master hugh deeply regrets his harsh treatment and seeks to stop.
c. he believes that master hugh’s cruel treatment is severely injuring his well-being.
d. he believes that the material he reads is upsetting to him and master hugh.

4.mrs. auld] had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach. slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness. the first step in her downward course was in her ceasing to instruct me.

the reader can infer that being a slaveholder made mrs. auld

a. more fierce about protecting enslaved people.
b. less concerned about enslaved people.
c. more gentle when teaching enslaved people.
d. less religious than most enslaved people.

5. to use his own words, further, [mr. auld] said, "if you give him an inch, he will take an ell. he should know nothing but to obey, to do as he is told to do. now," said he, "if you teach [him] (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. it would forever unfit him to be a slave. he would at once become unmanageable, and of no value.

what is mr. auld’s attitude toward douglass?

a. he believes douglass is planning an escape and should be monitored.
b. he believes douglass is not as capable or as valuable as other enslaved persons.
c. he believes douglass would be threatening if he knew how to read.
d. he believes douglass should be taught to read and freed from slavery.