Read this excerpt from the narrative of the life of frederick douglass.

i used to talk this matter of slavery over with them. i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as they would be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not i as good a right to be free as you have? " these words used to trouble them; they would express for me the liveliest sympathy, and console me with the hope that something would occur by which i might be free.

what is the children’s attitude toward douglass?

a. they are annoyed by his thought-provoking question.
b. they hope he will learn to be happy, no matter what happens.
c. they are convinced that he should remain enslaved.
d. they wish his fate could be as favorable as their own.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

The description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of

What is the meaning of "full tide" as it is used in this sentence? before i could explain to her the differences of language in this world, she was embarked on the full tide of another subject. a long and involved argument an inaccurate representation a detailed and lively discussion an uncontrollable flood