A Nation Dividing and Expanding: Civil War, Regionalism, and Realism — Test

Question 25 • Language Arts 11

Which excerpt from "My Heart Is Bursting" most contributes to the cultural view that freedom is essential to happiness?

Answer

I moved away from those disposed for war, and I also came along to see you.

We have been waiting here a long time to see you and are getting tired.

I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.

These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry. I have spoken.

Explanation

The excerpt directly connects freedom with happiness: “There I feel free and happy.” It also contrasts roaming freely with settling down, which the speaker says leads people to “grow pale and die.” This makes choice C the clearest expression of the cultural view that freedom is essential to happiness.

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