Question

Read this excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

I could not approach her as I was accustomed to approach other white ladies. My early instruction was all out of place. The crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not answer when manifested toward her. Her favor was not gained by it; she seemed to be disturbed by it. She did not deem it impudent or unmannerly for a slave to look her in the face. The meanest slave was put fully at ease in her presence . . .

What inference can be drawn about Mrs. Auld in this excerpt?

She shows enslaved persons an unfamiliar respect.
She does not enjoy speaking with enslaved persons.
She offers generous gifts to enslaved persons.
She displays her temper when she is upset.

Answer 1

a

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Answer 2

She shows enslaved people respect - and this is unfamiliar to him.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Mrs. Auld had not spoken to him or showed interest in him, others would think that it would be wrong for him to approach her. This is crazy and wrong and life should not have been like this, but it was. Let's be thankful for someone like him who could help change history.