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Select the correct answer. what is implied in the last line of this excerpt from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? as i approached the house my excitement began to abate, for all was quiet there, which made me feel pretty sure the blunder was not discovered yet. i rang. the same servant appeared. i asked for those gentlemen. "they are gone." this in the lofty, cold way of that fellow's tribe. a. that the servant hails from a different country and most likely migrated to england for employment b. that the servants in the homes of wealthy londoners consider themselves to be better than everyone else c. that the servant is unhappy with his employers and treats all his guests in a rude fashion d. that most servants in london have to live in poor conditions and frequently suffer from cold e. that the servants in london are prohibited from being friendly with th

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

Which trait is common to the narrators in these excerpts? a the narrators were born in poverty the narrators were separated from their birth parents c. the narrators grew up to be criminals d the narrators worked hard in lide to improva their ocial status the narrators blamed themselves for their mistortunps