Passage Picker
Children in Slavery

Section 1: Neddie's Trip South
(entire book)

1. Page 13 (Last Line)  ìGone Addie, like a sack...î
I chose this passage because it uses simile.  The slaves are compared to sacks of flour.

2. Pg. 18  ìLike a warm hand...î
I chose this passage because the sun is personified.

3. Page 2 (Paragraph 2)  ìTrees were like old men...î
I chose this passage because it uses descriptive language, simile, and personification.

4. Page 8  ìI stayed in my first....î
I chose this passage because it involves a resolution about Nettieís conception of slaves.

5. Page 27  ì Dear Addie...î
I chose this passage because it is the end of the story and it leaves you with the mood the author was creating throughout the book.