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Some of them seem to have a natural knack, or quickness, which enables them to pick with great celerity, and with both hands, while others, with whatever practice or industry, are utterly unable to come up to the ordinary standard. Such hands are taken from the cotton field and employed in other business. Patsey, of whom I shall have more to say, was known as the most remarkable cotton picker on Bayou Boeuf. She picked with both hands and with such surprising rapidity, that five hundred pounds a day was not unusual for her.

–from Twelve Years a Slave,
by Solomon Northup and David Wilson

What is the main idea of this passage?
A) Patsey was the hardest worker on the plantation.
B) Some people would never be good at picking cotton no matter how they tried.
C) Patsey was moved from the fields to a position she was better at.
D) Some people were unwilling to work hard enough to become good at picking cotton.

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Answer:

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some people would never be good at picking cotton no matter how they tried.

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Answer:

B

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