Question

Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. Those who failed to get past both doctors had to undergo a more thorough medical exam. The others moved on to the registration clerk, who questioned them with the aid of an interpreter: What is your name? Your nationality? Your occupation? Can you read and write? Have you ever been in prison? How much money do you have with you? Where are you going? Some immigrants were so flustered that they could not answer. They were allowed to sit and rest and try again. Which detail best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very stressful for the immigrants? Immigrants sometimes were exhausted and hungry after the voyage. Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn't answer the questions. Clerks at Ellis Island asked if immigrants could read and write. The registration clerk used an interpreter to question immigrants.

Answer 1

Answer:

The detail that best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very stressful for the immigrants is:

B. Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn't answer the questions.

Explanation:

The author made sure to give readers a taste of how stressful the interview was. That is why he included all those questions in the passage, as well as the detail about how flustered the immigrants felt. Imagine how tiring and enervating it is to travel all the way to a foreign country and, upon arriving, being interrogated in a manner that makes it clear you are being analyzed and judged. No wonder some of them were not able to answer the question, needing to get some time and rest before trying again.