Answer: D. as though we were animals
Explanation:
This question is asking for a choice that shows <em>how poorly the immigrants were treated</em>. Any descriptive language that does not support this is irrelevant to the correct answer choice.
<em>Looking at the answer choices:</em>
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A. Striding up and down decks
This answer choice describes how the officers move along the decks. This is irrelevant to how the immigrants were treated.
B. shouting orders and directions
This answer choice can also apply to the other officers on the ship alongside the immigrants. Without more information and context, this is likely not the correct answer.
C.herding us into separate groups
The action of "herding into groups" itself does not describe poor treatment. For example, a group project in school where a teacher herds students into groups is not poor treatment. This is not the correct answer, either.
D. as though we were animals
This answer choice gives context into what the immigrants felt through their treatment. It amplifies the actions of the officers, who before may have been considered simply rude or unfeeling, into actions that made the immigrants feel degraded and mistreated.
This is the correct answer choice.
