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Section 5
Practice Test Eleven
11. According to paragraph 1, Douglass was
"compelled to resort to various stratagems" (line 4)
because his mistress
(A) persisted in ignoring her husband's advice
(B) was alarmed at his growing opposition to
slavery
( C) realized that educating slaves was against the
law
(D) was frustrated by the lack of progress in his
reading lessons
(E) was opposed to his learning to read
12. In line 21, the reference to the "bread of
knowledge" is used to emphasize
(A) the urgent need for food among the poor
(B) the generosity of the Hugh family toward
Douglass
( C) the relationship between wealth and
education
(D) the importance Douglass attached to his
lessons
(E) the availability of bread in Douglass's area
13. In line 30, "bear" most likely means
(A) carry
(B) weigh
(C) experience
(D) suffer
(E) endure
14. In line 50, the author most likely describes
slaveowners as "a band of successful robbers" in
order to
(A) dispel some misconceptions about the
legitimacy of slavery
(B) portray the emotional trials involved in
acquiring knowledge
( C) suggest the unpopularity of slaveowners
among human rights advocates
(D) emphasize his increasing anger against the
system of slavery
(E) indicate the accuracy of his master's
predictions
15. In lines 58-59, the phrase "eternal wakefulness"
suggests that Douglass
(A) was unable to determine the causes of his
unhappiness
(B) approached life with a renewed sense of
optimism
( C) searched constantly for a plan to make his
way to freedom
(D) was preoccupied by an awareness of his
enslaved condition
(E) devoted most of his time to researching his
African origins
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