What is the author’s main purpose in the passage? A. to show that enslaved people often did not complain about their status or well-being out of fear of punishment from their masters
B. to show that Colonel Lloyd was a cruel slave master because he did not treat his slaves well, though he fed them enough
C. to show that the distance between an enslaved person and his or her master was so great that they might have met on the street and not known each other
D. to show that slave owners were so unaware of the living conditions of those in their charge that it was impossible to meet their needs effectively

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”