What is most likely the author’s purpose when he states (stanza 6, lines 4–7):

Question

An’ hit hu’ts me w’en I membahs
Dat I’ll nevah see no mo’
Dem faces gethered smilin’
Roun’ dat po’ ol’ cabin do’.
Answer choices for the above question

A. To indicate that the speaker has moved to a new home and left behind his old friends and family.

B. To suggest that while some survived slavery, many people were either killed or separated from their family and friends.

C. To indicate that the memory was like something from a dream.

D. To indicate that although the speaker’s friends and family still gather together they are no longer smiling and happy.

Answer 1

B. To suggest that while some survived slavery, many people were either killed or separated from their family and friends.