Writing a Personal Narrative about an Important Person — Unit test
Question 14 • PA-Common Core ELA 8 Q1
Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.I was now left to my fate. I was all alone, and within the walls of a stone prison. But a few days before, and I was full of hope. I expected to have been safe in a land of freedom; but now I was covered with gloom, sunk down to the utmost despair.
Answer
A
it includes the author’s memories and impressions.
B
it includes important historical facts and details.
C
it includes researched facts about a famous person.
D
it includes fictional information and illustrations.
Explanation
Douglass describes his own experience and shares how he felt when he was imprisoned, contrasting his earlier hope with his despair. These personal memories and impressions make the excerpt an autobiography. The passage is not mainly researched facts or fictional information.
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