ООО Read the following sentence from "The Middle Passage” to answer question 7.
"Many a time we were near suffocation, from the want of fresh air, which we were often
without for whole days together."
7. Which word best matches the meaning of "want" as it is used in the sentence?
Breath
О Hope
Lack
need
Read the following excerpt from "The Middle Passage” to answer question 8.
"One day, when we had a smooth sea, and a moderate wind, two of my wearied
countrymen, who were chained together (I was near them at the time), preferring death to
such a life of misery, somehow made through the nettings, and jumped into the sea:
immediately another quite dejected fellow, who, on account of his illness, was suffered to be
out of irons, also followed their example; and I believe many more would soon have done
the same, if they had not been prevented by the ship's crew, who were instantly alarmed."
8. Which of the following words is used connotatively? (1 point)
nettings
suffered
dejected
wearied