Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options. My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: But I am black as if bereav'd of light. My mother taught me underneath a tree And sitting down before the heat of day, She took me on her lap and kissed me, And pointing to the east began to say. Look on the rising sun: there God does live And gives his light, and gives his heat away. And flowers and trees and beasts and men receive Comfort in morning joy in the noonday. And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love, And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove. The Little Black Boy' was born in-
The correct answer to the question is Option 3: "the southern wild." This option is supported by the text of the poem, which explicitly states, "My mother bore me in the southern wild." This line clearly indicates that the birthplace of the Little Black Boy is the southern wild, making Option 3 the correct choice. 1. Explanation for Option 3: - The phrase "My mother bore me in the southern…Read More
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