Question

Which of the following illustrates that Colonel Lloyd was a fickle and unpredictable master?

"They [old Barney and young Barney] never knew when they were safe from punishment. They were frequently whipped when least deserving, and escaped whipping when most deserving it."

"I have seen Colonel Lloyd make old Barney, a man between fifty and sixty years of age, uncover his bald head, kneel down upon the cold, damp ground, and receive upon his naked and toil-worn shoulders more than thirty lashes at the time."

"He was said to own a thousand slaves, and I think this estimate quite within the truth."

all of these

Answer 1

"They [old Barney and young Barney] never knew when they were safe from punishment. They were frequently whipped when least deserving, and escaped whipping when most deserving it."

Step-by-step explanation:

The first one demonstrates Colonel Lloyd's unpredictability when it says, "They never knew when they were safe". It shows that Colonel Lloyd was fickle when it says, "whipped when least deserving... escaped whipping when most deserving".

The second one simply states how he abuses his slaves, and the third one states how many he must've owned. Neither of them say anything about his behavior and emotional state.