By the Honourable ROBERT DINWIDDIE, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor…To all Sheriffs, Constables, and other His Majesty's Liege People, Greeting. WHEREAS Dick, a Negroe Man Slave, belonging to Tunstall Hack, of the County of Northumberland, in the Night of the third of July last past, entered the Dwelling House of his said Master, and grievously wounding him with a Broad-Ax, In the left Shoulder and Arm, with an Intent to murder his said Master, and hath since fled from Justice: The said Dick is a well-set, artful, and cunning Fellow, about forty Years of Age, five Feet seven or eight Inches high, broad Shoulders, large Hips, a small Waist, Bow Legs, and flat Feet, his Teeth very open before, has some grey Hairs in his Head and Beard, and several Scars on his Head; he understands going by Water, Shoe-making, Carpenters Work, and Sawing. THESE are therefore in His Majesty's Name, to command and require all Sheriffs, Constables, and other His Majesty's Liege People, within this Colony, to make diligent Search and Pursuit…within their several Counties and Precints, after the said Dick; and him having found, to apprehend and carry before the next Justice of the Peace, that he may be dealt with according to Law. And I do desire the Governours of the neighbouring Colonies and Provinces, to be assisting in bringing the said Dick to Justice…The said Dick is outlawed, and a Reward of Three Pistoles is to be given to any Person that shall apprehend him in this Colony…Dinwiddie, Robert. "Advertisement Seeking Runaway." The Virginia Gazette. "Williamsburg." 15 September, 1752.The excerpt best reflects which of the following characteristics of enslaved people in the 18th century?Elimination ToolSelect one answerAThey generally accepted the institution of slavery.BThey were taught to read and write.CThey were highly skilled workers in many different areas.DThey only lived in urban areas.

The following text is from Herman Mellville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Ishmael, the novel's narrator, is describing his first encounter with the captain of his ship, Captain Ahab.Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck. There seemed no sign of common bodily illness about him, nor of the recovery from any. He looked like a man cut away from the stake, when the fire has overrunningly wasted all the limbs without consuming them, or taking away one particle from their compacted aged robustness. His whole high, broad form, seemed made of solid bronze, and shaped in an unalterable mould, like Cellini’s cast Perseus. Threading its way out from among his grey hairs, and continuing right down one side of his tawny scorched face and neck, till it disappeared in his clothing, you saw a slender rod-like mark, lividly whitish. According to the text, what is true about Captain Ahab?Captain Ahab is a physically fit and attractive young man.eliminateCaptain Ahab is a sturdy, powerful man, despite his age and scars.eliminateCaptain Ahab does not seem fit to embark on a long sea voyage.eliminateCaptain Ahab is physically fit but mentally disturbed.

According to Douglass's account, what sort of man was his master?ResponsesA a master who was neither particularly good or bada master who was neither particularly good or badB an irresponsible and neglectful slave-owneran irresponsible and neglectful slave-ownerC a harsh and cruel slave-owner and mastera harsh and cruel slave-owner and masterD one of the kind and generous slave owners of Maryland

The following text is from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The novel is a complex and ambitious work that explores the profound themes of existence, good and evil, and divine providence. "In the midst of the personified impersonal, a personality stands here. Though but a point at best; whencesoe'er I came; wheresoe'er I go; yet while I earthly live, the queenly personality lives in me, and feels her royal rights.7Mark for reviewAbcBased on the text, what can be said about the protagonist?AHe feels insignificant in the grand scheme of things.BHe views himself as a passive observer of life.CHe believes in his personal importance and worth.DHe thinks he doesn't have any control over his life.

13The following text is from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1851. In this scene, set in the American Colonies when they were still governed by England, Colonel Pyncheon holds a party at his home for a visiting English dignitary. The narrator implies that the colonel’s behavior is unusually withdrawn: ______13 Mark For Review13Which quotation from The House of the Seven Gables most effectively illustrates the claim?A) “[Colonel] noted for the square and ponderous courtesy of his demeanor, ought surely to have stood in his own hall, and to have offered the first welcome to so many eminent personages ... He was as yet invisible”B) “‘Do not you see, fellow,’ said the high-sheriff of the county, taking the servant aside, ‘that this is no less a man than the lieutenant-governor?’”C) “But [colonel] will be ill-pleased, I judge, if you suffer him to neglect the courtesy due to one of our chief rulers, and who may be said to represent King William”D) “When the sound subsided, the silence through the house was deep, dreary, and oppressive, notwithstanding that the tongues of many of the guests”

he Outcasts of Poker FlatBret Harte1 As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the twenty-third of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night. Two or three men, conversing earnestly together, ceased as he approached, and exchanged significant glances. There was a Sabbath lull in the air which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences, looked ominous.2 Mr. Oakhurst's calm, handsome face betrayed small concern in these indications. Whether he was conscious of any predisposing cause was another question. "I reckon they're after somebody," he reflected; "likely it's me." He returned to his pocket the handkerchief with which he had been whipping away the red dust of Poker Flat from his neat boots, and quietly discharged his mind of any further conjecture.3 In point of fact, Poker Flat was "after somebody." It had lately suffered the loss of several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen. It was experiencing a spasm of virtuous reaction, quite as lawless and ungovernable as any of the acts that had provoked it. A secret committee had determined to rid the town of all improper persons. This was done permanently in regard of two men who were then hanging from the boughs of a sycamore in the gulch, and temporarily in the banishment of certain other objectionable characters. I regret to say that some of these were ladies. It is but due to the sex, however, to state that their impropriety was professional, and it was only in such easily established standards of evil that Poker Flat ventured to sit in judgment.4 Mr. Oakhurst was right in supposing that he was included in this category. A few of the committee had urged hanging him as a possible example, and a sure method of reimbursing themselves from his pockets of the sums he had won from them. "It's agin justice," said Jim Wheeler, "to let this yer young man from Roaring Camp--an entire stranger--carry away our money." But a crude sentiment of equity residing in the breasts of those who had been fortunate enough to win from Mr. Oakhurst overruled this narrower local prejudice.5 Mr. Oakhurst received his sentence with philosophic calmness, none the less coolly that he was aware of the hesitation of his judges. He was too much of a gambler not to accept Fate. With him life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favor of the dealer.6 A body of armed men accompanied the deported wickedness of Poker Flat to the outskirts of the settlement. Besides Mr. Oakhurst, who was known to be a coolly desperate man, and for whose intimidation the armed escort was intended, the expatriated party consisted of a young woman familiarly known as the "Duchess"; another, who had won the title of "Mother Shipton"; and "Uncle Billy," a suspected sluice-robber and confirmed drunkard. The cavalcade provoked no comments from the spectators, nor was any word uttered by the escort. Only, when the gulch which marked the uttermost limit of Poker Flat was reached, the leader spoke briefly and to the point. The exiles were forbidden to return at the peril of their lives.Question 1Which best describes the author's perspective toward the outcasts of Poker Flat in this passage?ResponsesA The author is extremely critical of each of the outcasts.The author is extremely critical of each of the outcasts.B The author is indifferent to the fates of each of the outcasts of Poker Flat.The author is indifferent to the fates of each of the outcasts of Poker Flat.C The author believes the outcasts are less than humans and deserve mistreatment.The author believes the outcasts are less than humans and deserve mistreatment.D The author sympathizes with the outcasts and pities their being scapegoated by the town of Poker Flat.