This question is missing the excerpt. I've found the complete question online. It is the following:
Read this excerpt from We've Got a Job: The 1963 Children's March.
To take a bath, they first had to lug water to their room from the only sink in the house, near the bathroom. "We had a Number Ten tub," Wash explained, describing the high-sided tin contraption. "We boiled water, poured [it] into the tub, and then put cold water in the tub. And that's what we took a bath in, because there was no such thing as hot water in the house."
How does this excerpt help readers make a personal connection to the story?
A. by offering details about Wash's daily routines
B. by giving the measurements of Wash's tub
C. by providing information about the high cost of hot water
D. by offering suggestions for maintaining cleanliness
Answer:
This excerpt helps readers make a personal connection to the story:
A. by offering details about Wash's daily routines.
Explanation:
A personal connection to a story happens when readers are reminded of their own personal experiences when reading that story. The excerpt we are analyzing here offers that chance to readers by describing Wash's daily routine. It is likely that several readers have gone through similar experiences in life, for several reasons. Even if the experiences were not the same, reading about someone's simple daily struggles like this helps readers feel that that character - fictional or not - is an ordinary person, just like they are, and with whom they can relate. Thus, connection is created.
