Question

Read this passage from Sarah Pike Conger's letter home:
We sailed from Nagasaki and clean, beautiful Japan, the
night of the twentieth of June, passed through the Yellow
Sea, and reached Shanghai, China, on the twenty-third. We
left our steamship, the Doric, some three miles out in the
bay, and with regrets we waved our last good-byes as we
sailed out from under her protection. She had been a home
to us and seemed like a part of our own dear country.
Many times we had gone out into the unknown cities and
back again to her as a refuge. We remained in Shanghai
eight days, but were only in the foreign concession. This
concession is a modification of both the Far East and the
West. I never saw men work before! They do the work of
beasts and are treated like beasts. China is thickly
populated and the people cry out against any device that
takes labor and support from their poor coolie classes. 3
Which historical interpretation does this source support?
A. Chinese workers were well treated.
B. Europeans looked down on the Chinese workers.
C. The Chinese didn’t want to convert to Christianity
D. Steamship travel was dangerous and uncomfortable.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Europeans looked down on the Chinese workers.

Explanation:

The passage mentions the foreign concession in Shanghai, where only  foreigners, mainly Europeans, Japanese and even Americans lived. Chinese people were not allowed to live there, but they could be servants  or work for the foreigners. The Chinese were excluded in their own land. They were exploited and endured harsh treatment, a situation most of them had to tolerate because they were very poor.  She wrotes, "they do the work of

beasts and are treated like beasts."

Answer 2

Answer:

Europeans looked down on the Chinese workers.

Explanation: