Question

Which inference can be most likely made from paragraph 7 of Sullivan Ballou's letter? (A ) Sullivan realizes that a father's absence is a generational issue that repeats families. (B) Sullivan accepts that his responsibility to the Union consumes his time with family. (C) Sullivan believes Sarah will raise their children alone after his death (D Sullivan admits to Sarah that he is unable to show proper affection for his .

Answer 1

Answer: (C) Sullivan believes Sarah will raise their children alone after his death.

Explanation:

Sullivan Ballou was a Union Major from Rhode Island who answered the call to go fight to keep the United States together after the secession of the Confederate states.

He wrote a letter to his wife in case he didn't make it back to her and in it he spoke of how his sons would either remember very little of him or nothing at all. He however trusted his wife to be able to raise the children and develop their characters into something good.