Answer the following questions. 1 This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Read the following sentences from paragraph 2 of the passage.
We were crowded with hundreds of other men, women, and children in the
airless hull of the ship. Some men spent the whole journey in chains, but my
father was not one of them, as he had a calm and dignified temperament. We
were often sick from the poor food, the horrific smells, and the rough seas.
Some died on the journey.
What do the narrator's descriptions suggest about how he felt about the ship?
A. He is sick from the movement of the ship on the rough sea.
B. He is miserable about the poor living conditions on the ship.
C. He fails to appreciate that he was free while others were chained.
D. He fails to understand that he is lucky he did not die on the journey.
Part B
Circle words or phrases in the sentences that support the answer to Part A.
Hint In the text, look for how the narrator describes the setting. The descriptions will enable you to
answer the first part of the question.