Answer:
It means the overseers offered not reason for beating the slaves with the whip. They just beat them at will.
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A. It always ends in -ly.
The question is incomplete and the full version can be found online.
Answer: C: courage helps people survive in danger
Explanation:
The question requires choosing the option that best states the theme of an excerpt from The King of Mazy May, by Jack London. In the excerpt, Walt Masters courageously escapes his pursuers by attacking them with his whip and pushing their wheel dog, which makes "courage helps people survive in danger" the best possible description for the theme. There are no references to honesty nor beauty coming from within. Friendship, trust, and patience are not present in the excerpt either.
Bee .
Eve .
Lie.
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