Question

Built on Indian land, Poston was the largest of all ten relocation centers. It was divided into three parts, officially known as Poston I, II, and III. Five thousand workers on a double work shift constructed the camps in record time. In fact, one builder boasted that they had erected sixteen barracks in twenty-two minutes! Due to a shortage of wood, barracks were built with green pine that shrank and left cracks between the boards, allowing sand and insects to seep and creep inside. The heat was so extreme that standard army barracks were redesigned with double roofs for insulation. But even double roofs did not block the oppressive heat. No guard towers were built at Poston since the location was “in the middle of nowhere” and towers were considered unnecessary.

Part A

Which best sums up the image of the relocation centers conveyed by the newsreel?


They were comfortable and luxurious.


They were bare and uninviting.


They were overcrowded and unsanitary.


They were adequate and suitable.

Part B

Which sentence or phrase from the passage suggests that the answer to question A may only represent one point of view?


“Built on Indian land, Poston was the largest of all ten relocation centers.”


“It was divided into three parts, officially known as Poston I, II, and III.”


“Due to a shortage of wood, barracks were built with green pine that shrank and left cracks between the boards, allowing sand and insects to seep and creep inside.”


“No guard towers were built at Poston since the location was ‘in the middle of nowhere’ and towers were considered unnecessary.”

PLEASE HELP ASAP

Answer 1

part A: They were adequate and suitable.

part B:“Due to a shortage of wood, barracks were built with green pine that shrank and left cracks between the boards, allowing sand and insects to seep and creep inside.”

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Part A - They were bare and uninviting.

Part B - “Due to a shortage of wood, barracks were built with green pine that shrank and left cracks between the boards, allowing sand and insects to seep and creep inside.”

Step-by-step explanation:

The Poston Internment Camp was the largest of the ten American concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during the Second World War. Those who ended up confined there were Japanese internees.

The given passage tells us about how Poston was built and what the conditions there were like. The barracks weren't comfortable, luxurious, adequate, or suitable. They aren't described as overcrowded or unsanitary, either. The issue is that they weren't made of proper material, which made them very hard to live in. They can be best described as bare and uninviting. The lines that convey this are: Due to a shortage of wood, barracks were built with green pine that shrank and left cracks between the boards, allowing sand and insects to seep and creep inside.