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