Which detail from the passage is evidence that Douglas has

few material possessions while he is enslaved?

Mrs. Lucretia had told me I must get all the dead skin off

my feet and knees

The people in Baltimore were very cleanly, and would

laugh at me if I looked dirty.

The thought of owning a pair of trousers was great

indeed!

I went at it in good earnest, working for the first time with

the hope of reward.

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Sara Walls

8 November, 19:36

Which detail from the passage is evidence that Douglas has

few material possessions while he is enslaved?

Mrs. Lucretia had told me I must get all the dead skin off

my feet and knees

The people in Baltimore were very cleanly, and would

laugh at me if I looked dirty.

The thought of owning a pair of trousers was great

indeed!

I went at it in good earnest, working for the first time with

the hope of reward.

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Franklin Stevenson · Answer 1

The thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed!

Explanation:

In order to be able to affirm the claim that Douglas has few material possessions, we need to look for a sentence in which he refers to what he owns.

In the first two sentences, he speaks of his looks and hygiene. The last one expresses his hopes for a reward, so, no current possessions yet.

The thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed!

Although it doesn't strike us at first, Douglas speaks of owning a pair of trousers. And he does it in such a way that we reckon that it is probably all he has. It makes him so proud to think he owns a single pair of trousers, as proud as a rich man would have been, speaking of his infinite possessions.