The arkatis (recruiters) who were hired by shipping companies were Indians themselves; they knew villagers
would not want to cross the water. But they also knew
where there were hungry, desperate people. So they
fanned out to the countryside and began to look for
strong men. Bharath, who was about to leave for
Trinidad, later explained how that happened. His version
of English is hard to understand, but it is how the Indians
began to speak on the islands. “E no tell e I go chinedad
you know ... e no tell e no come back, e no greet mumma
fadder again.” (“He did not tell me I was going to
Trinidad, you know. He didn't tell me I would never come
back, or never see my mother and father again.")

which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?
-recruiters chose men who knew little english
-recruiters used deceptive practices
-recruiters chose men who were weak

what type of evidence does the passage provide to support the central idea?
-anecdotal
-empirical
-logical

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