Answer: C.
Explanation:At the time of slavery, slave were not allowed to write and read.
Answer:
C. to illustrate how the knowledge he gained from reading had changed him
Explanation:
in this passage there is a quote "It opened my eyes to the horrible pit"
this is an explanation of in of its self saying how it had changed him
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A
Metaphor. There's no "like" or "as" for it to be a simile anyways, I think.