1. Which of the following best summarizes the action of this poem?
O A A woman reflects on her childhood when she was
denied the right to an education. She describes the
great risks that she and other slaves took in order to
learn.
OB A speaker, who was once a slave, describes how she
managed to escape so that she could attend school in
the North.
O C The narrator, a slave holder, describes her childhood
growing up on a plantation in the South.
D The speaker, a former slave, describes the extreme
brutality she experienced under the hand of Mr.
Turner, the slave master,

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. it was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that i encountered friend. he accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. the man wore motley. had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. i wa to see him that i thought i should never have done wringing his hand. in the excerpt above, the use of the word madness is meant to o provide the reason for fortunato's ridiculous outfit. invoke a feeling of anger in the scene. screate a sarcastic tone in the narrator. describe the lawlessness of the carnival season. next question v ron urun