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Read the following excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Then, answer the question that follows

We arrived at Baltimore early on Sunday morning, landing at
Smith's Wharf, not far from Bowley's Wharf. We had on board the
sloop a large flock of sheep, and after aiding in driving them to
the slaughterhouse of Mr. Curtis on Louden Slater's Hill, I was
conducted by Rich, one of the hands belonging on board of the
sloop, to my new home in Alliciana Street, near Mr. Gardner's
ship-yard, on Fells Point.
In this passage, which technique does Douglass use to vary his sentence structure to make his writing more interesting for his
reader?
O He includes interesting punctuation in each sentence.
O He starts each sentence with the same word.
O He switches the order of words in his sentences.
O He uses a mix of long and short sentences.

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Answer:He uses a mix of long and short sentences.

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Answer: D

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