The answer would be: Figurative language comparing two different concepts by using a linking word, thus establishing limitations in the comparison.
Death he is willing to risk his life
Answer:
Because the old man's vulture eye tormented him and he had to rid himself of it forever.
Explanation:
A more developed answer might be, the narrator is unbalanced. Because he thinks he can hear the old man's heart, he thinks others can too. Therefore, he kills the old man to protect himself from being discovered.
Hey. 10th Grader speaking here. The last time I took an SAT Practice Test, I saw this passage of Frederick Douglass, and this exact question.
Personally speaking, I put 2., but I believe that it's between 2. and 3. You make the choice.
2. because a portion of slavery was removed from the Declaration of Independence, and the Declaration says that all men are "equal"
3. because the U.S Government did not take care of African Americans, and did not pay too much attention to the issue of slavery. Slavery is unethical, so some politicians where trying to say that, while some just ignored it.