Question

The fire started at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, in or around a small barn that bordered the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street. DThe traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary. AThe O'Learys were recent immigrants to America from Ireland. CMichael Ahern, the newspaper reporter who created the cow story, admitted in 1893 that he had made it up because he thought it would make colorful copy. While the barn was certainly the first building to be consumed by the fire, the official report at the time stated, "whether it originated from a spark blown from a chimney on that windy night, or was set on fire by human agency, we are unable to determine."

Which sentence represents a digression which is not relevant to the point of the passage?

A)
The O'Learys were recent immigrants to America from Ireland.


B)
The fire started at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, in or around a small barn that bordered the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street.


C)
Michael Ahern, the newspaper reporter who created the cow story, admitted in 1893 that he had made it up because he thought it would make colorful copy.


D)
The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary.

Answer 1

A) The O'Learys were recent immigrants to America from Ireland.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: A) The O'Learys were recent immigrants to America from Ireland.

This passage tells the story of a fire. The details it provides are mostly useful to the account, such as the competing theories regarding the reasons for the fire, the identity of the person who released the story, the location, etc. However, the fact that the O'Learys (the family that owned the barn where the fire supposedly originated) were recent immigrants is not relevant to the fire story at all.