Question

Read these excerpts on the Wright brothers.

Answer 1

Answer:

C.  In the memoir, the brothers provide an explanation about their decision to fly in the stronger winds.

Explanation:

Both passages, from the biography and the memoir, speak of the dangers the brothers faced when flying in the strong wind. None of them undermine the concern or talk about it more.

However, the brothers have provided the explanation for their flight in their own words. They say that they thought slow speed while landing will lower the danger, and provide them a safe flight and return to the ground. We do not see this account in the quote from the biography, as the author only says it was unsafe and that the Wright brothers were almost killed.

This is underlying the general differences between biographies and memories – the biography is the third-person account, more relied on stating facts; memories are personal recollections of someone’s life, and more often include thoughts and emotions of the person in question.

Answer 2

Answer:

c

Explanation: