Question

read the passage, then answer the questions that follow. the arkats (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. euphrat, who was about to leave for trinidad, later explained what happened. his version began to break down, however, when his indian dialect began to speak to the islands. he told me i go chumma fadder again. (he did not tell me i was going to never come back, or never see my mother and father again.) —sugar changed the world, marc aronson and marina budhos which sentence best states the central idea of the passage? what type provide to support th recruiters chose men who knew little english. recruiters used deceptive practices. recruiters chose men who were weak.

Explanation:

To determine the central idea, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn’t focus on English knowledge; it’s about recruitment tactics, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The recruiters (arkatis) lied to men like Evaristo (e.g., hiding the truth about crossing water, never seeing family again) to get them to work. This matches the deceptive practices described.
• Option 3: The passage says they sought “strong men,” so this is the opposite of what happened.

The passage describes how recruiters (arkatis) deceived men (e.g., hiding the truth about crossing water and never seeing family) to get them to work. Option 1 is incorrect (no focus on English knowledge), Option 3 is incorrect (recruiters sought strong men, not weak ones), and Option 2 aligns with the deceptive practices shown.

Answer:

B. Recruiters used deceptive practices.