Question

In paragraph 2, what is the effect of noting that the first tenement in New York "bore the mark of Cain from its birth"?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It indicates that tenements were closely connected to the evil that people do.

Explanation:

In paragraph 2, the effect of noting that the first tenement in New York "bore the mark of Cain from its birth" was that it indicates that tenements were closely connected to the evil that people do.

It is a direct allusion to the biblical Cain who was evil and killed his brother.