S: read the excerpts and select the correct answer. slave life in virginia and kentucky: a narrative by francis fedric (excerpt) i remember a slave, who was not treated very well with respect to food and other things, when he had done his work being lectured by his mistress on the duties of a slave, she telling him that in proportion to his obedience and servility as a slave he would be loved by god. one day, on receiving the bible from his mistress, he began as follows,— "give your slaves plenty of bread and meat, and plenty of hot biscuit in a morning, also be sure and give him three horns of whiskey a-day." "come, come, stop that, bob," his mistress cried; "none of your nonsense, bob, there is nothing of that kind there." bob, throwing down the book, said, "there, there, take it yourself, read it; you says a great deal more than you'll find there. my southern home: the south and its people by william wells brown (excerpt) after taking for his text, "he that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes," he spoke substantially as follows: — "now when correction is given you, you either deserve it, or you do not deserve it. but whether you really deserve it or not, it is your duty, and almighty god requires that you bear it patiently. you may, perhaps, think that this is hard doctrine, but if you consider it right you must needs think otherwise of it."… at this point, the preacher hesitated a moment, and then continued, "i am now going to give you a description of hell, that awful place, that you will surely go to, if you don’t be good and faithful servants." what important central ideas of slave narratives are reflected in both of these excerpts? the christian bible had passages that justified slaveholders’ exploitation and ill-treatment of their slaves. slaveholders exploited their slaves’ lack of education in order to convince slaves to remain in bondage. slaves were made to believe that the christian bible supported slavery and encouraged slaves to be subservient. slaves’ basic needs, such as food and clothing, were usually not addressed by slave owners.