Question

In passage 1 what can be understood from lous argument at the bottom of page 3?

1. He needs money to pay off his debts.

2. He wants to avoid hard work.

3. The family has been in debt before.

4. The family is too large to support itself.

Answer 1

The answer is C.) The family has been in debt before.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

3. The family has been in debt before.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lou's statement shows that the family had previously mortgaged a homestead that they struggled to pay off. This is seen in his statement, "Mortgage the homestead again?" Also, the manner with which he angrily stood up and swore not to slave to pay of another mortgage also shows that the family had previously been in debt.

He felt that Alexandra wanted to kill them by making them toil to pay another mortgage. All of these pointers from the passage lead to the conclusion that Lou did not want the family to go into debt again as they had previously.