I managed to find the complete exercise on the Internet, given that you haven't provided us with all options given to you. 1. cogitating = contemplatingTo cogitate means to think about something (cogito in Latin literally means 'to think). Contemplating means to mull over a couple (or a lot) of options which is what Mr. Gamefield is doing in the excerpt above - he is thinking of ways to pay his rent.
2. cudgeling = beatingA cudgel is a short stick which you can use as a weapon. So if you cudgel something or someone, it means that you are beating them with a cudgel, because it is a thick stick, almost like a bat. So this person was metaphorically cudgeling his brain, but literally cudgeling his donkey.
3. regaled = rewardedThe verb to regale has two meanings - it can either mean 'to entertain someone,' or it can mean 'to supply someone with something.' Here, the latter meaning is used - the donkey thought he would be given a cabbage-stalk or two for his hard work
Douglass draws on the public's sense of logic by making an analogy about slavery and the lack of freedom people have when someone decides their life, their work, and their choices. In this way he shows that many people live a different kind of slavery from what we have studied in history books and that slavery is all that deprives the freedom of choice of the human being.
Answer: Question 1: B. Question 2: C. Question 3: A.
Explanation:
-Pope attends a centennial exhibition and sees bicycles from Great Britain.
-Pope builds his own brand of bicycle called the Columbia bicycle.
-Pope works to make cycling popular
-Pope launches a movement to improve roads and paths for cyclist
-Bicycling becomes popular enough to influence the opening of bicycle repair shops.
