Sh! someone to our conversation. (listen) [fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket]

What prediction did douglass’ owner master make about what would happen if he learned to read? did it come true? why or why not?

Is "words dying" personification? !

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.