English 4

Lines 39-41 contain which of the following

a single compound sentence

The tone of the passage is best described as

admiring and awe-struck

Which of the following sources cited by footnotes 37-39 express a favorable view of the housing being planned for "a modern Little Italy"

I and III only

Which of the following describes the rhetorical purpose of the first paragraph

It introduces the reader to the intense emotion generated by the tragic events discussed in the passage

Which of the following is a proper interpretation of footnote 38

The work by Peixotto has been cited in a previous footnote

The development of the passage can be best described as

a compilation of information about the effects of the earthquake

Taken as a whole, the footnotes show that

the author of the passage relied heavily on sources contemporary to the earthquake

The speaker's main focus in the passage is

the effects of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on the Italian community

The sequence of detailed images in line 10 are meant to illustrate all of the following EXCEPT

the fault

which of the following best describes the primarily rhetorical purpose of the sentence. "The scattered... to gamble"

to develop an idea presented in the previous sentence