In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, the author shows that the slave masters often did which of the following? A. Lied in order to make the...

Harriet Jacobs continually proves that the answer to your question is most definitely that masters lie to inspire fear in their slaves.  One of the quotations that proves this is as follows:

Ah, if he had ever been a slave he would have known how difficult it was to trust white men.

While this quotation proves that masters lie, Harriet Jacobs also proves that these lies inspire fear through examples from the book.  For example,...

Harriet Jacobs continually proves that the answer to your question is most definitely that masters lie to inspire fear in their slaves.  One of the quotations that proves this is as follows:

Ah, if he had ever been a slave he would have known how difficult it was to trust white men.

While this quotation proves that masters lie, Harriet Jacobs also proves that these lies inspire fear through examples from the book.  For example, at one point Dr. Flint "swore" that he would end Linda's life if she "was not not as silent as the grave" about his sexual advances.  Later Dr. Flint verbally abuses Linda again and asks Linda if she would "like to be sent to jail for your insolence."  This was yet another empty threat given by Dr. Flint.  His continual lies prove that the answer to your question is most definitely "A."