Answer:
C) One passage provides objective economic data about the river while the other tells the story of two boys adventuring on its water.
Explanation:
The main idea of Mary O'Dell's passage is to present the Mississippi river as an important resource which was used for development of river transport, thus
contributing to the nation's economic growth.
Twain's passage, although also mentioning Mississippi, does so only to give his story a setting, a place for adventures of the two wannabe pirates.
So, the basic contrast between two passages is best described in answer C.
The first step is to read and identify important words/phrases in the story. Identify first the small and important details then you can see which ones are more important for the summary.
The town of La Rinconada, located in the Andes in Peru, is the highest most permanent settlement of people on Earth. It is a mining community and the living conditions in the two are famously harsh and difficult. The town lacks even a basic plumping and sanitation system.
Answer:
The tone will be more negative and depressing is the correct answer.
Explanation:
In this question there are two important elements: the typical American town in the 1950s and a prison camp in WWII, which took place between 1939 and 1945. It is important to indicate that the tone is the attitude chosen by the writer toward an audience or a subject. Due to the terrible context (WWII), the tone will be more negative and depressing.
