Question

read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass.

we were all now tied; and just as we were to leave for easton jail, betsy freeland, mother of william freeland, came to the door with her hands full of biscuits, and divided them between henry and john. she then delivered herself of a speech, to the following effect:—addressing herself to me, she said, \you devil! you yellow devil! it was you that put it into the heads of henry and john to run away. but for you, you long-legged mulatto devil! henry nor john would never have thought of such a thing.\ i made no reply, and was immediately hurried off towards st. michaels.

which best describes betsy freelands attitude toward frederick douglass?

grateful
resentful
indifferent
admiring

Explanation:

Analyze the text evidence

Using the Text Evidence knowledge point
The excerpt states that Betsy Freeland addresses Frederick Douglass directly, saying: "You devil! You yellow devil! it was you that put it into the heads of Henry and John to run away. But for you, you long-legged mulatto devil! Henry nor John would never have thought of such a thing."

Determine character attitude

Using the Character Attitude Analysis knowledge point
Her words ("devil", "yellow devil", "long-legged mulatto devil") and her accusation that he is solely responsible for leading others to run away express strong anger, blame, and hostility. This directly indicates a resentful attitude toward him.

Answer:

• grateful
• resentful (Correct answer)
• indifferent
• admiring