Question

(Close reading) According to this document, what was life like for the Walskys before they moved into the housing project? Cite two examples from the document.

Answer 1

Answer:

Life was tough for  Mrs. Walskys and her family who stayed in a small four room that was already falling apart.

Explanation:

Before  moving into the housing project, Mrs. Walskys had stayed for eight  unhappy years in a four room cold water flat with their three children. The place they where living was already falling apart ".  .  . My  husband bought paint and did our bedroom over. Two weeks later the ceiling fell on Barry and me. . . ." she said. The bathroom also not up to standard and they had little number of rooms, from the document she says "There was no wash basin in the bathroom, only a tub and toilet. The  two older boys slept in my father’s room and Barry shared our bedroom".