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Question 10 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.However, notwithstanding all that has been done and written against it, that brutish barbarity, and unparalelled injustice, is still carried on to a very great extent in the colonies, and with an avidity as insidious, cruel and oppressive as ever.

Answer
a
angry and disgusted
c
calm and understanding
s
sad and defeated
p
passive and detached

Explanation

The words “brutish barbarity,” “unparalleled injustice,” and “cruel and oppressive” strongly condemn the treatment described. This forceful, judgmental language shows that the speaker is angry and disgusted, not calm, defeated, or detached.

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