Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia
Question 18 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.In Brazil, when word came that the harvest was about to begin, a priest came to bless the mill—and the workers. The blessing was like the whistle at the start of a race, for now everything sped up. Slaves were given long, sharp machetes, which would be their equipment—but for some also their weapons—until the harvest was done. The cutters worked brutal, seemingly endless shifts during the harvest—for the hungry mills crushed cane from four in the aft
Answer
b
by showing the relentless pace that enslaved people had to keep during the harvest
b
by showing that the mills began to be very productive after the priest’s blessing
b
by showing that enslaved people had to feed the mills every day until there was no cane left
b
by showing that the mills were the best pieces of equipment to produce sugar
Explanation
The passage emphasizes that once the harvest began, everything sped up and enslaved workers endured brutal, seemingly endless shifts to keep the mills crushing cane. This shows the relentless pace they had to maintain during the harvest. Choice B focuses on the mills’ productivity, but the passage’s main point is the workers’ exhausting labor.
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