Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia

Question 1

Which words from the passage help to create a dark or grim tone?

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callused, scorching, prowls

Question 2

growing✔ swallowingthrowing away

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swallowing

Question 3

drinking slowlyeating delicately✔ consuming greedily

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consuming greedily

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of this passage?

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to create sympathy for enslaved workers

Question 5

Which words from the passage best support the author’s purpose?

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tired, toils, poor

Question 6

What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph?

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Plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge.

Question 7

How does the authors’ word choice contribute to the claim in this passage?

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The repetition and connotations of words emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless.

Question 8

What are the effects of the words chosen by the authors of Sugar Changed the World? Check all that apply.

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They create sympathy for the living conditions of enslaved Africans.; They compare the lives of enslaved people with the lives of free people.; They provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.

Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia Answers

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