Question

Read the following sentence from “The Middle Passage” by Olauduh Equaino

“Many a time we were near suffocation, from the want of fresh air, which we were often without for whole
days together.”
Which word best matches the meaning of “want” as it is used in the sentence?
breath
hope
lack
need
7. Read the following Yaqui song. Identify its purpose.
In Cocori is a young girl
Whose name is Hesucita.
She is a pretty girl.
Her eyes look like stars.

Her pretty eyes are like stars moving.
to inform
to persuade
to analyze
to express

Answer 1

6. C - lack

7. B - persuade

Step-by-step explanation:

On #6 wants means lack of. Equaino explains in the passage that they were near sofocation and needed, which makes "want" represent the "lack" of air there was.

#7 says that Cocori had eyes like stars. This is done to persuade people as they are trying to portray the girl in a certain light. To make the reader understand how pretty she is, they have to persuade us by describing her character in a way that makes us acknowledge how pretty she is.

Answer 2

6) Breath best matches the meaning of “want” as it is used in the sentence.
Hence the right answer is the first option.

7) Her pretty eyes are like stars moving.Its purpose is to express an emotion