Read this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
What word from the excerpt provides evidence that a
an enslaved person, the author had little to no control
over where he lived?
I looked for home elsewhere, and was confident of
finding none which I should relish less than the one
which I was leaving. If, however, I found in my new
home hardship, hunger, whipping, and nakedness. I had
the consolation that I should not have escaped any one
of them by staying. Having already had more than a
taste of them in the house of my old master, and having
endured them there. I very naturally inferred my ability to
endure them elsewhere, and especially at Baltimore
confident
hunger
escaped
consolation

Escaped

Explanation:

In order to solve this question, you need to know the definitions of words you were given. When you aren't sure about what a word means, you can look it up in a dictionary - an alphabetically arranged listing of words that contains various information about them, such as their definitions, examples, origin, pronunciation, etc.

Based on this information, we can conclude that the correct answer is escaped. If someone wants to escape the place where they live, they typically don't have any choice or control.

go to the home screen and it says what do you need to know? then type the

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation: