Read the excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.Our confidence in each other was unshaken. We were resolved to succeed or fail together, after the calamity had befallen us as much as before. We were now prepared for any thing. We were to be dragged that morning fifteen miles behind horses, and then to be placed in the Easton jail. When we reached St. Michael's, we underwent a sort of examination. We all denied that we ever intended to run away. We did this more to bring out the evidence against us, than from any hope of getting clear of being sold; for, as I have said, we were ready for that. The fact was, we cared but little where we went, so we went together. Our greatest concern was about separation. We dreaded that more than any thing this side of death.
Answer
A
Douglass’s fear of danger kept him from achieving goals.
B
Douglass’s greatest concern was his personal safety.
C
Douglass’s confidence in his relationships was weak.
D
Douglass’s relationships were of the highest importance to him.
Explanation
Douglass says the group was resolved to “succeed or fail together” and that they cared little where they went as long as they stayed together. He emphasizes that being separated was their “greatest concern,” even more than the danger of being sold or jailed. This shows that their relationships were of the highest importance to him.
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