Question

Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly.

Now it was funny. I never saw my passengers after that first girl. Because I took them on the nights when the moon was not showin, it was cloudy. And I always met them in the open or in a house with no light. So I never saw them, couldn't recognize them, and couldn't describe them. But I would say to them, "What you'say?" And they would say the password. Sounded like "Menare." Seemed the word came from the Bible somewhere, but I don't know. And they would have to say that word before I took them across.


Which statement best describes the speaker’s viewpoint in this passage?


He is amused at the password that has been chosen.

He wants to help people, even if he does not know them.

He wishes that he did not have to take risks to help others.

He is terrified that he will get caught crossing the river.

Answer 1

He wants to help people, even if he does not know them.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

He wants to help people, even if he does not know them.

Step-by-step explanation:

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales is a collection of folktales written by Virginia Hamilton. It consists of animal tales, fairy tales, supernatural tales, and tales of the enslaved Africans.

The speaker from the given passage wants to help people despite not knowing them. He helped enslaved people cross the border so that they could finally gain their freedom. He didn't know them at all. In fact, he couldn't even see them. It didn't matter who they were or what they looked like. All that he knew is that he wanted to help them, despite the fact he could end up in trouble.