Question

The details from this excerpt support the inference that even the rich suffered during times of famine. the laws prevented the rich from hoarding food. the rich often still prospered while the poor starved. many of the rich prevented the poor from starving to death.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: the rich often still prospered while the poor starved.

The excerpt explains how, in times of famine, there were laws that established that people could not hoard food. However, these laws were not respected. Rich people still hoarded corn, and some businessmen even bought large amounts in order to drive the price up and profit from it, even as many poor people were dying. Therefore, the text establishes that during the famine, rich people still prospered, while the poor starved.