PSAT Reading Question 448: Answer and Explanation

Question: 448

Which option gives the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• A. Lines 10–11 ("He deemed . . . spirit")
• B. Lines 17–18 ("My father . . . my father")
• C. Lines 31–33 ("unless . . . master")
• D. Lines 34–35 ("She was . . . gone")

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

(B) To approach this question, look for lines in which Douglass receives information about his past through others, as in choice (B). Choice (A) evidences the master's tendency to refuse to answer questions concerning a slave's past. Choice (C) explains why it was especially tough for Douglass's mother to visit him. Choice (D) gives the only example of Douglass's history that he seems to remember for himself.