Question 11 of 12 A man is about to go on a date for the first time in 20
years. Before now, he had been in a long-term relationship,
which has sadly come to an end. He just got too distracted
by work, by friends, by everything except what he needed
to focus on most. She became like a ghost around the
house, a silent presence haunting the space they lived in,
but otherwise preoccupied with her own ethereal
concerns.
He blames himself. Maybe he doesn't deserve to find love.
Maybe he isn't suited to be in a relationship. He stops just
short of stepping into the restaurant where his date is
waiting for him. Finally, he decides to call his ex to ask her
for advice. He always felt stronger with her in the picture,
though he took her for granted until now. He needs just a
little bit of that strength again.
Which statement is a plausible theme in this story?
A. A person often doesn't realize what's important until it's gone.
B. A man is going on a date after the tragic end of a relationship.
C. Love has the strength to last even through the toughest of hurdles.
O D. War and conflict can change a person beyond any recognition.

In just over one hundred years, between 1701 and 1810, 252,500 enslaved africans were brought to barbados—an island that occupies only 166 square miles (making it, today, one of the smallest countries in the world). the english then set out to conquer more sugar islands, starting with jamaica, which they took from spain in 1655. in the same period that the 252,500 africans were brought to barbados, 662,400 africans were taken to jamaica. thus, sugar drove more than 900,000 people into slavery, across the atlantic, to barbados and jamaica—and these were just two of the sugar islands. the english were eagerly filling antigua, nevis, saint kitts, and montserrat with slaves and sugar mills. they took over much of dutch guiana for the same reason. seeing the fortunes being made in sugar, the french started their own scramble to turn the half of the island of hispaniola that they controlled (which is now haiti), as well as martinique, guadeloupe, and french guiana (along the south american coast near dutch guiana), into their own sugar colonies, which were filled with hundreds of thousands more african slaves. by 1753, british ships were taking average of 34,250 slaves from africa every year, and by 1768, that number had reached 53,100. –sugar changed the world, marc aronson and marina budhos how do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim? x(a) they use secondary sources to show how french and english monarchs were indifferent to enslaved people. x(b)they use secondary sources to show that enslaved people often fought for their freedom after arriving in the caribbean. the answer is: (c)they use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar. x(d)they use primary source interviews to show that countries could make more money in trading sugar without using enslaved people.