Question

15 "But why punish me?" she protested. "Do I want the war? Do I want to free Cuba? No! I want you, and if you go, you are the one who is sure to be killed. You are so big--and so brave, and you will be rushing in

wherever the fighting is, and then--then you will die." She raised her eyes and looked at him as though seeing him from a great distance. "And," she added fatefully. "I will die, too, or maybe I will have to live, to live without you for years, for many miserable years."

1) The focus of paragraph 15 is
A) Cuba
B) honor
C) bravery
D) selfishness

Answer 1

selfishness. she is only thinking of herself and how she feels and doesn’t want what’s best for the greater good even if she has a personal loss. :)

Answer 2

wow. this is a tough one. i think its bravery tho