During those first months the Shimerdas never went to town. Krajiek encouraged them in the belief that in Black Hawk they would somehow be mysteriously separated from their money. They hated Krajiek, but they clung to him because he was the only human being with whom they could talk or from whom they could get information. He slept with the old man and the two boys in the dugout barn, along with the oxen. They kept him in their hole and fed him for the same reason that the prairie-dogs and the brown owls house the rattlesnakes-- because they did not know how to get rid of him.
It can be inferred from the passage that the only reason the Shimerdas tolerate Krajiek is because
answer choices
he has threatened them.
he helps them on the farm.
he has shown them kindness.
he speaks the same language they do.
Answer:
he speaks the same language they do.
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the passage, the Shimerdas did not like Krajiek and did not want him around but he was essential as he was the only human around they could talk to and get information from.
Therefore, the only reason the Shimerdas tolerate Krajiek is because he speaks the same language they do.