Question

Read the excerpt from “It Needs to be Done.”

I was sixteen with no car, so I walked all over Chicago instead. I walked all around the neighborhoods that hummed with people and cars. Up until then, I’d only seen skyscrapers in movies—now they were everywhere! One day on a side street, I noticed two signs. One read "The Dream Theater" and the other read "Volunteers wanted."

Something about the signs made me curious, and I ended up back on the same side street the next day.

Which portion of the excerpt provides a text clue about the story’s context?

I was sixteen with no car, so I walked all over Chicago . . .
I walked all around the neighborhoods . . .
. . . the signs made me curious, and I ended up back on the same side street . . .
One read "The Dream Theater" . . .

Answer 1

the first one

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

I was sixteen with no car, so I walked all over Chicago . . .

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the sentence that provides a clue about the context of the story. In this line, we learn a little about the setting in which the story takes place. We learn that the story takes place in Chicago. If we read the rest of the text, we are able to gather more clues, such as the fact that the story takes place in modern times. We can conclude this by the references to cars and skyscrapers.