Answer:
The children were cold and had not eaten
Explanation:
Nowhere in this excerpt has there mentioned a father leaving the family. The family that brought the gifts was not described as pitying the poor family. The excerpt doesn't say that the woman would soon die from her illness.
In situations like this, don't assume something that the passage didn't say.
Answer:
C. build schools and universities accessible to the middle class.
Explanation:
Answer:
"She tried to explain to them why none of them could go back to the plantation. If a runaway returned, he would turn traitor, the master and the overseer would force him to turn traitor."
This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question.
Read An Editorial: It's time for a nation to return the favor (The Times-Picayune)
The author of the editorial "It's Time for a Nation to Return the Favor' is most likely a:
A. resident of New Orleans trying to get the federal government to
pay to rebuild the city.
B. politician considering how much money to spend on rebuilding
New Orleans
C. native of the South demonstrating why it was foolish for people to
settle in New Orleans,
D. meteorologist warning that stronger storms are likely to hit New
Orleans in the future.
Answer: A. resident of New Orleans trying to get the federal government to pay to rebuild the city.
Explanation:
The author is expressing a point of view from the perspective of a resident of New Orleans. This becomes clear every time he refers to the benefits of the city as "our". For example, he refers to "our ports", "our shores", and "our jazz".
The main purpose of the article is to convince the citizens of New Orleans to demand help from Congress to rebuild the city after it was flooded by Katrina.
