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简答题Dorence Atwater went to war as a Union soldier when he was only 16.He servedas a scout but was taken prisoner by a pair of Confederate soldiers in disguise.Thrown into the Confederates’ most notorious prison at Andersonville,he was Linechosen for his admirable penmanship to be the keeper of the “death list,”a list of
(5)prisoners who died.Fearing that the official list would never be shared with the Union.Atwater kept a duplicate list.Following his release from Andersonville,he smuggled the list north,eventually sharing it with Clara Barton,who wished to mark the graves of the Union dead—some l3.000 names from Andersonville alone.Atwater’s refusal to turn the list over to the War epart ment led to his
(10) arrest,but Barton intervened on his behalf, and editor Horace Greeley finally Published the entire list of names.President Johnson rewarded Atwater for his patriotism by sending him as consul to the Seychelles at the age of only 23.Later he was reassigned as consul to Tahiti,where he would live for some 40 years.
Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
根据以上内容,回答题。
The author implies which of the following about the Andersonville prison?
(5)prisoners who died.Fearing that the official list would never be shared with the Union.Atwater kept a duplicate list.Following his release from Andersonville,he smuggled the list north,eventually sharing it with Clara Barton,who wished to mark the graves of the Union dead—some l3.000 names from Andersonville alone.Atwater’s refusal to turn the list over to the War epart ment led to his
(10) arrest,but Barton intervened on his behalf, and editor Horace Greeley finally Published the entire list of names.President Johnson rewarded Atwater for his patriotism by sending him as consul to the Seychelles at the age of only 23.Later he was reassigned as consul to Tahiti,where he would live for some 40 years.
Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
根据以上内容,回答题。
The author implies which of the following about the Andersonville prison?
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A,B.Andersonville was the site of the South’s “most notorious prison.”meaning that it was known to be terrible(choice A).Since Atwater was housed there as a Union soldier,you can infer that choice B is correct.Although the number 13000 is mentioned,there is no way of knowing what
percentage of the prisoners this represents,80 choice C cannot be acceptedas true.
percentage of the prisoners this represents,80 choice C cannot be acceptedas true.
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