Question

We were all ranked together at the valuation. Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine. There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and were all subjected to the same narrow examination. Silvery-headed age and sprightly youth, maids and matrons, had to undergo the same indelicate inspection. Which best states the cause/effect relationship expressed in the excerpt? Cause: The enslaved persons are treated inhumanely at the examination. Effect: Douglass makes an attempt to run away. Cause: All the enslaved persons are ranked together for inspection. Effect: Douglass is separated from his family. Cause: Douglass witnesses the inhumane treatment of enslaved persons. Effect: He becomes more aware of the brutality of slavery. Cause: Douglass is examined and determined to be valuable. Effect: He is sent back home to Baltimore

Answer 1

Douglass is contrasting the people's beuty with their negative treatment.

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer is:

Cause: Douglass witnesses the inhumane treatment of enslaved persons.

Effect: He becomes more aware of the brutality of slavery.

According to this excerpt from “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” written by Frederick Douglass, a former slave, the cause is Douglass directly witnessing the inhuman treatment of slaves, being one of them, which makes him more aware of the brutality of slavery. Douglass was lucky to live with a fine family before his mater died, and now that he is examined with other slaves and animals like they are the same he becomes more aware. But, the full effect of brutality is shown when Douglass hears that his grandmother won’t be bought and is, therefore, left in the woods.