Question

In this trying hour, the severed and bleeding heart of the husband resolved to escape at all hazards, taking with him a daguerreotype likeness of his wife which he happened to have on hand, and a lock of hair from her head, and from each of the children, as mementoes of his unbounded (though sundered) affection for them.

-"Cross the River, William Still

Based on this passage, which two words best describe Jim's viewpoint about escaping from slavery?

desperate

A. embarrassed

B. furious

C. determined

D. afraid

Answer 1

determined, desperate