Question

1. in paragraph 4, douglass argues that mrs. hamilton was a \cruel mistress.\ select three sentences in the following excerpt that provide evidence that mrs. hamilton physically abused the enslaved people in her household. he owned two slaves. their names were henrietta and mary. henrietta was about twenty - two years of age, mary was about fourteen; and of all the mangled and emaciated creatures i ever looked upon, these two were the most so. a. his heart must be harder than stone, that could look upon these unmoved. b. the head, neck, and shoulders of mary were literally cut to pieces. c. i have frequently felt her head, and found it nearly covered with festering sores, caused by the lash of her cruel mistress. d. i do not know that her master ever whipped her, but i have been an eye - witness to the cruelty of mrs. hamilton. e. i used to be in mr. hamiltons house nearly every day. f. mrs. hamilton used to sit in a large chair in the middle of the room, with a heavy cowskin always by her side, and scarce an hour passed during the day but was marked by the blood of one of these slaves. 13. indicate whether each statement is supported or is not supported by chapter 6 of narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave. supported not supported a. mrs. auld changed as a result of owning slaves. ___ _ b. mrs. auld regrets the way she changed. _ _ c. mr. auld believes that obedience is the most important quality in a slave. _ _ d. frederick douglass learned important lessons from both mr. auld and mrs. auld. _ ___

Explanation:

For question 12, we need to find sentences that show physical abuse. Sentence b describes Mary's head, neck, and shoulders being cut, which is physical abuse. Sentence c mentions sores caused by the mistress's lash, indicating physical harm. Sentence f talks about the mistress having a cow - skin (a tool for whipping) and blood from slaves, showing physical abuse.
For question 13:

• In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Mrs. Auld initially taught Douglass to read but then stopped due to owning slaves, so a is supported.
• There is no mention of Mrs. Auld regretting her change, so b is not supported.
• Mr. Auld's views on obedience as a key slave quality are in line with the narrative, so c is supported.
• Douglass learned from both Mr. and Mrs. Auld (negative lessons from Mr. Auld about slave - keeping ideology and initial positive from Mrs. Auld's teaching to read), so d is supported.

Answer:

1. b. The head, neck, and shoulders of Mary were literally cut to pieces. c. I have frequently felt her head, and found it nearly covered with festering sores, caused by the lash of her cruel mistress. f. Mrs. Hamilton used to sit in a large chair in the middle of the room, with a heavy cowskin always by her side, and scarce an hour passed during the day but was marked by the blood of one of these slaves.
2. a. Supported; b. Not Supported; c. Supported; d. Supported