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Read the passage from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass. I was quite disappointed at the general appearance of things in New Bedford. The impression which I had received respecting the
character and condition of the people of the north, I found to be singularly erroneous. I had very strangely supposed, while in slavery, that few of
the comforts, and scarcely any of the luxuries of life were enjoyed at the north, compared with what were enjoyed by the slaveholders of the
south. I probably came to this conclusion from the fact that northern people owned no slaves. I supposed that they were about upon a level with
the non slaveholding population of the south. I knew they were exceedingly poor, and I had been accustomed to regard their poverty as the
necessary consequence of their being non-slaveholders. I had somehow imbibed the opinion that, in the absence of slaves, there could be no
wealth and very little refinement. And upon coming to the north, I expected to meet with a rough, hard-handed, and uncultivated population,
living in the most Spartan-like simplicity, knowing nothing of the ease, luxury, pomp, and grandeur of southern slaveholders. Such being my
conjectures anyone acquainted with the appearance of New Bedford may very readily infer how palpably I must have seen my mistake.
in the afternoon of the day when I reached New Bedford, I visited the wharves to take a view of the shipping. Here I found myself
What is the area of biggest difference between the author's expectation of life in the North and his experience of that life?
1. the size of the city
2. the temperature in the city
3. the wealth of the city
4. the military weight of the city

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