Question

the following passage is about african american polar explorer matthew henson. select the best evidence to support the statement that henson became unhappy with sailing when other sailors were cruel to him.

captain childs took matthew aside for two hours every day to teach him reading, writing, geography, history, carpentry, and how to navigate by the stars.

during his years aboard ship, matthew visited china, japan, and manila in the philippines, as well as north africa, spain, france, and southern russia. . . .

then misfortune struck. in 1883, captain childs died, and henson was forced to look for work on other sailing ships. two years later, sick of fellow sailors calling him racial names and taunting him with insults, henson left sailing. he found work over the next two years as a watchman, dockworker, chauffeur, messenger boy, and bell hop.

from dolores johnson, onward: a photobiography of african-american polar explorer matthew henson. copyright 2005 by national geographic children’s books

Explanation:

To support the statement that Henson became unhappy with sailing due to other sailors' cruelty, we need to find evidence of sailors' mistreatment and his resulting unhappiness. The relevant sentence is: "Two years later, sick of fellow sailors calling him racial names and taunting him with insults, Henson left sailing." This shows the cruel behavior (racial names, insults) and his reaction (sick of it, left sailing), indicating unhappiness.

Answer:

Two years later, sick of fellow sailors calling him racial names and taunting him with insults, Henson left sailing.