Question 2 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 1 - 1001010 HCPS v24
Read the passage from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.Now that the captain was paid for our passage, might he not be tempted to make more money by giving us up to those who claimed us as property? I was naturally of a confiding disposition, but slavery had made me suspicious of every body. Fanny did not share my distrust of the captain or his men. She said she was afraid at first, but she had been on board three days while the vessel lay in the dock, and nobody had betrayed her, or treated her otherwise than kindly.
Answer
A
She is hesitant to communicate with the sailors, while Fanny continues to be scared.
B
She is nervous around the sailors, while Fanny has become trusting.
C
She is startled by the sailors’ actions, while Fanny remains cautious.
D
She is distracted by the sailors, while Fanny is confused about their intentions.
Explanation
The narrator worries that the captain might hand them over to people claiming ownership of them, showing that she is nervous and distrustful. Fanny, in contrast, says that after three days aboard, the sailors had treated her kindly and no one had betrayed her. This supports B: the narrator is nervous around the sailors, while Fanny has become trusting.
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