I used also to carry bread with me, enough of which was
always in the house, and to which I was always welcome;
I was much better off in this regard than many of the
poor white children in our neighborhood. This bread I
used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in
return, would give me that more valuable bread of
knowledge.
--- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
Frederick Douglass
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Using the synonym context clue from the last question,
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The phrase "who, in return, would give" is a context clue which helps to identify the meaning of 'bestow'.

Explanation:

As you probably know, bestow means 'to give'. The phrase "who, in return, would give" implies that the urchins are returning a favor Douglass did for them, or, more concisely, that they are giving back to him because he gave to them.

Synonym "give"

Context clue "to give to"

Explanation:

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the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.