Which parts of this excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs express the view that even “kind” s

Answer:

Question:

Which two excerpts from Harriet Ann Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl demonstrate that even “kind” slave owners regarded slaves as property?

Responses from Plato:

1. Following a short suspenseful period, the reading of my mistress's will disclosed that she had bequeathed me to her sister's young child of five years.

2. Despite my grandmother’s dedicated and long service, none of her children were exempt from being auctioned.

Explanation:

Question: Which three sections of this passage from Harriet Ann Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl reveal that even "kind" slave owners treated slaves purely as property?

According to Plato, the accurate sections are:

(1) ...After a brief moment of anticipation, my mistress's will was read, revealing that she had left me to her sister's five-year-old daughter.

(2) She owned only a few slaves who were all apportioned among her family after her death.

(3) Despite my grandmother's long, loyal service, none of her children were spared from being sold at auction.