I will Fight No More Forever / Chief Joseph

Test Practice

Identify Author’s Purpose

With your group, discuss how to answer this question about Chief Joseph’s purpose in writing the selection.

Why does Chief Joseph list people who are dead and dying?
a. to show the ranks he will soon join because he is tired and sick
b. to persuade General Howard to provide burial rights for these people
c. to inform the general why he will continue to fight
d. to express why he has lost his will to continue fighting


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered during reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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