Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.
Based on the concrete details in this excerpt, which
word best describes how the immigrants felt?
Men, women, and children were packed into dark,
foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow
bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no
lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge
kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the
steamship company. Because steerage conditions
were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent
as much time as possible up on deck.
anxious
awkward
embarrassed
distressed