Camarion H.
Homeroom (Core 1)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845)
Text Dependent Questions:
Answer:
Evidence:
1. Why is Douglass so
specific about making
friends with “little white
boys”?
Because, the caucasian know who
to read because they are getting
more education than, the
african-american culture does, in
their time.
Because it says that, he is trading
bread to the poor children that
know how to read write for his
education
2. How did Douglass learn
how to read when running
errands?
He always took his books with him
so why he’s running errands, he
could also read, and have time for
a lesson
3. In what ways does
Douglass’ life differ from
the white boys’ lives?
Douglass’s life is different because Because Douglass has to trade
he can’t get the education that the bread for the knowledge that the
little white boys can, because back little white boys have.
then the didn't want to have black
kids in schools white kids
4. Douglass is describing
events from the past.
These “boys” are now adult
men, so why would he
avoid giving their names?
Because, they were born during
the time of slavery but they were
white and not black so, if we would
of told there names, it could’ve set
something off.
Because if douglass give their
names it cause something to
happen with their life because
douglass know that they helped
him when he was growing up in
school
5. Which of these meanings
of “trouble” is the author
using? Why did he choose
Because douglass might end up in
some kind of trouble in the story
If he do it could result into
something bad, that could not be
good
“i always took my book with
me, and by going on one part of
my errand quickly, I found time
to get a lesson before my
return”
this word? Would the
meaning have been
different if he used the
word “angry” instead?
6. Why does Douglass
describe the master’s
response as both “desired”
and “unexpected”? Why
the contrast between these
two words?