Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.My new mistress proved to be all she appeared when I first met her at the door,--a woman of the kindest heart and finest feelings. She had never had a slave under her control previously to myself, and prior to her marriage she had been dependent upon her own industry for a living. She was by trade a weaver; and by constant application to her business, she had been in a good degree preserved from the blighting and dehumanizing effects of slavery. I was utterly astonished at her goodness.
Answer
A
They create an image of the quality of the mistress’s weaving.
B
They emphasize the damage slavery causes to an enslaver’s character.
C
They describe the harsh treatment that Douglass received from his mistress.
D
They illustrate the mistress’s kindness toward Douglass.
Explanation
The phrase “blighting and dehumanizing effects of slavery” suggests that slavery can damage the character of enslavers. Douglass says his mistress was still kind because, before owning a slave, her work had largely kept her from those effects. The passage also describes her kindness, but choice B captures what the phrase about slavery emphasizes.
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