“Yes, it’s me. I have come back for you and mama. “But Gideon, mama was dead. She kept asking for more food for the slaves, and the overseer (监工) shot her down.”

　　Gideon pulled Pascal to his side and hugged him, crying over his mama’s death and saying, “all the time, I want to tell mama that we are free now.” “Free?” Pascal held his breath and wiped his eyes. “Are you sure, Gideon?” “President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, we’re going to have our own land.”

　　“Land?” Men from other cabins rushed to crowd around Gideon, telling one another what Gideon had just announced.

　　41. Pascal found it difficult to sleep that night because he was worried ________.

　　A. why the air seemed full of secrets

　　B. that other slaves would suddenly stop talking with him

　　C. that he would pass some men and greet them

　　D. how people would treat him since his mother was dead

　　42. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pascal?

　　A. He was a kind-hearted slave who worked in the Big House.

　　B. He had secretly saved one of those slaves from a beating.

　　C. He feared that people would tell the master something about him.

　　D. He broke a window with his walking stick for Parsmi to escape.

　　43. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

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