HELP ME ASAP 1. What is the author’s purpose for including this scene in his memoir?
A. to detail the experience of African American women on Southern plantations.
B. to highlight the everyday cruelty towards slaves living on plantations.
C. to demonstrate the power black slave women had over white slave masters.
D. to honor his Aunt Hester’s courage in disobeying her slave master.

2. Part A: What is the effect of introducing Aunt Hester’s character in Paragraph 1?
A. It provides the family history that is necessary for readers to understand Frederick Douglass’s memoir.
B. Aunt Hester’s disobedience illustrates the root of most conflicts between slave masters and their slaves.
C. It contrasts Douglass’s grandmother actions toward her master with Aunt Hester’s actions, revealing his grandmothers wisdom.
D. Her dignity contrasts with the masters violent actions toward her, emphasizing the master’s cruelty.

3. Part B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Aunt Hester has not only disobeyed his orders in going out, but had been found in company with Lloyd’s Ned.” (Paragraph 1)
B. “She was a women of noble form, and of graceful proportions, having very few equals, and fewer superiors.” (Paragraph 1)
C. “I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation.” (Paragraph 2)
D. “I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation.” (Paragraph 2)

4. How does the author use imagery to illustrate how he was affected after witnessing his aunt’s whipping? Cite evidence from the text in your answer.

5. How do the last three sentences of the passage contribute to the overall meaning of the passage.
A. They highlight the loss of innocence that Douglass experiences when he encounters the horrors of life on the plantation.
B. They emphasize that there are different sides to slavery: the relative peacefulness that he experienced on the outskirts, and the relative violence that he witnesses there.
C. They provide a sense of closure to the scene, allowing Douglass to process what he witnessed and begin to move on from the trauma.
D. They foreshadow and predict the torture and persecution that Douglass experiences as an adult slave.