Question

one woman gave birth to twins in one of those crowded trucks, and crossing a river she threw both her babies and then herself into the water.
—treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire
what can be inferred about why the mother chose to act this way?
she was trying to escape with her babies.
she was trying to find food and water for her babies.
she did not want her babies to grow up as turks in the ottoman empire.
she would rather kill herself and her children than watch them starve.

Explanation:

The context references the harsh treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, specifically a crowded truck (indicating forced displacement, deprivation of resources). The mother's act of throwing herself and her babies into the river suggests she chose death over a certain, cruel fate of starvation for her children and herself. The other options do not align with the implied desperate, resource-scarce situation: escaping would not involve drowning, the river is not a source of food/safety in this context, and there is no indication of forced Turkification being the immediate threat here.

Answer:

D. She would rather kill herself and her children than watch them starve.