Question

PART A: What does the word "emaciated" most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 17?

A. Starved
B. Miserable
C. Tortured
D. Hopeless
PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "refused to give up hope"
B. "remove the weak for extermination"
C. "stuffing paper… to fatten their cheeks"
D. "soup made out of grass"

Answer 1

A. Starved. The word 'emaciated', as used in paragraph 17, means starved. The text mentions individuals who were so desperate for food that they resorted to eating paper to make themselves appear fuller.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word 'emaciated', as used in paragraph 17, most closely means A. Starved. This means that the person or thing described as emaciated is extremely thin and weak due to lack of nourishment. The phrase from the text that best supports this is 'stuffing paper… to fatten their cheeks'. This shows that the individuals mentioned in the paragraph were so desperate for food that they resorted to eating paper in an attempt to make themselves appear fuller.

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is D. For part B, the answer is also D.

Explanation: When it quotes "soup made out of grass", they are saying that the people were starved so badly that they had to use what they had around them to make something so they could eat.