Reread paragraph 3 of “A Simple Act.” Then, explain what this paragraph reveals about Maurice’s living conditions. Cite at least two pieces of explicit, or clear, evidence from the text to support your response.

Cleanwerewerehadtakebe

As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. none of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins sam and eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. during the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead.