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Read the dictionary entry for the word score. score \skôr\ n 1. a numerical record of a competitive event 2. a result of a test or examination 3. a group of twenty items 4. a grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction Which definition most closely matches the way the word scores is used in paragraph 3?
Definition 4
Based on paragraph 4, the reader can conclude that —
Matilda and Catherine were slaves who were abused by their masters
Read this excerpt from paragraph 3. As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. Select two statements that show the primary purpose of this excerpt.
To make a request he knows Anderson will not fulfill/To indicate that he finds Anderson's proposal ridiculous
In paragraph 3, why does the author choose the word defraud to describe the actions of Anderson?
To suggest that Anderson is a criminal
Read these sentences from paragraph 3. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy, and the balance will show what we are in justice entitled to. Please send the money by Adams's Express, in care of V. Winters, Esq., Dayton, Ohio. The businesslike language in these sentences emphasizes that the author had —
deeply felt the injustice of working as a slave
Read these sentences from paragraph 2. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with victuals and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy,—the folks call her Mrs. Anderson,—and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. They go to Sunday school, and Mandy and me attend church regularly. We are kindly treated. The author uses a short sentence at the end of this excerpt to —
emphasize a fact about their new life that is different from their former life
The tone of the selection can best be described as —
ironic, because there is a difference between what the author asks for and what he expects
Read this sentence from paragraph 3. We trust the good Maker has opened your eyes to the wrongs which you and your fathers have done to me and my fathers, in making us toil for you for generations without recompense. In this sentence, the phrase opened your eyes means —
made you understand
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
show Anderson that his offer is unworthy of consideration
