Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which detail best shows that some of mother joness captors meant for her to die? select the correct text in the passage.
12 i was put in the cellar under the courthouse. it was a cold, terrible place, without heat, damp and dark. i slept in my clothes by day, and at night i fought great sewer rats with a beer bottle. \if i were out of this dungeon,\ thought i, \i would be fighting the human sewer rats anyway!\
13 for twenty - six days i was held a military prisoner in that black hole. i would not give in. i would not leave the state. at any time, if i would do so, i could have my freedom. general chase and his bandits thought that by keeping me in that cold cellar, i would catch the flue or pneumonia, and that would settle for them what to do with \old mother jones.\

Explanation:

The text "General Chase and his bandits thought that by keeping me in that cold cellar, I would catch the flue or pneumonia, and that would settle for them what to do with 'old Mother Jones.'" shows that the captors (General Chase and his bandits) thought keeping her in the cold cellar (a harsh environment) would lead to her getting sick (flue or pneumonia) which would result in her death.

Answer:

General Chase and his bandits thought that by keeping me in that cold cellar, I would catch the flue or pneumonia, and that would settle for them what to do with "old Mother Jones."