![]() ![]() ![]() Why do the slaves consider it to be a great honor to be asked to run errands to the Great House Farm? It's a sign of confidence from their owner, and also gives them a chance to leave the fields What is the monthly food allowance for an adult slave, as chronicled in the book? An adult slave receives eight pounds of pork or fish, an one bushel of corn meal each month What is the clothing allowance for an adult slave, as chronicled in the book? Each year, each slave receives two shirts, one pair of trousers, one jacket, one pair of winter trousers, one pair of stockings, and one pair of shoes What is the clothing allowance for slave children too young to work in the field? They receive two linen shirts per year What does Frederick Douglass interpret slave songs to be? Prayers to God testimonies against slavery expressions of anguish (sadness/suffering) What mistaken conclusion do many white people make when they hear slaves sing? They think the slaves sing out of contentment, rather than unhappiness Name one of the overseers under whom Douglass grows up? There were several: Plummer, Severe, Hopkins, Gore Why is Mr. ![]()
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