Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell
Freedman.
Based on the concrete details in this excerpt, which word
best describes how the immigrants felt?
anxious
Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-
smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks
stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and
no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was
dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship
company. Because steerage conditions were crowded and
uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as possible
up on deck
O awkward
O embarrassed
o distressed