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Erica Armstrong DunbarA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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CHAPTER 1
Reading Check
1. What is unusual about the weather on the day Judge is born?
2. What is the name of Martha Washington’s child who dies near the time Judge is born?
3. What is Judge’s mother’s name?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Dunbar’s purpose in describing details like the weather on the day Judge is born, her middle name, and her father’s race?
2. What point is Dunbar making when she describes conditions for enslaved people at Mount Vernon?
3. Why is the death of one of Martha’s children unsettling for the enslaved people at Mount Vernon?
4. What hypocrisy in Martha’s treatment of Judge’s mother makes a lifelong impression on Judge?
Paired Resource
“The Massive, Overlooked Role of Female Slave Owners”
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