What specific details from the text "The Oasis. Africa" highlight the harshness and cruelty of nature?
The details in 'The Oasis. Africa' that best support the central idea of nature being severe are options A, highlighting a fearful condition imposed by nature, and D, indicating the harshness of desert conditions.
Explanation:
In "The Oasis. Africa", the central idea that nature can be severe and unkind is best supported by the details provided in options A ('This was a day when fear laid his hand upon us...') and D ('Clutch tight your water-skin on the desert, for there is no charity on the Sahara...'). Option A hints at a threatening condition imposed by nature, extracting fear and highlighting harshness. In Option D, the mention of clinging to a water-skin indicates the severity of the desert conditions due to their inhospitable and extreme nature. These details collectively support the idea of the cruel and uncompromising side of nature presented in the text.
The answer is option A and D.