PART A: What does the word "emaciated" most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 17?
A. Starved
B. Miserable
C. Tortured
D. Hopeless
PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "refused to give up hope"
B. "remove the weak for extermination"
C. "stuffing paper… to fatten their cheeks"
D. "soup made out of grass"


Answer :

Answer: The answer is D. For part B, the answer is also D.

Explanation: When it quotes "soup made out of grass", they are saying that the people were starved so badly that they had to use what they had around them to make something so they could eat.