In this trying hour, the severed and bleeding heart of the husband resolved to escape at all hazards, taking with him a daguerreotype likeness of his wife which he happened to have on hand, and a lock of hair from her head, and from each of the children, as mementoes of his unbounded (though sundered) affection for them.
-"Cross the River, William Still
Based on this passage, which two words best describe Jim's viewpoint about escaping from slavery?
desperate
A. embarrassed
B. furious
C. determined
D. afraid