Question

Which can be inferred about the town from the

descriptions in the first two paragraphs of the
passage, on pages 1-2?
Henry Shute's novel Farming It is set at the turn of the
twentieth century and relates the experiences of a lawyer
who decides to try living and farming in the country. In this
excerpt from the chapter The Shower" the lawyer
describes what happens when a thundershower comes to
town
The town is experiencing an economic depression.
The town has received very little rain for quite some
time.
Excerpt from Farming It
by Henry A. Shute
A blaze of sunlight, a yellow gleam of dusty
road, a brown expanse of parched and dying
lawns, of drooping leaves, a dry filing of
crickets in the hayfields, and a bank of
purple-black clouds rising rapidly in the
west
The town is located in a desert where there is little
water
The town has so few inhabitants it is practically
abandoned
On the main business street the sun blazes
with an oven-like heat Under the shade of

Answer 1

The town described in the first two paragraphs is experiencing a drought and economic depression.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first two paragraphs of the passage describe a town that is experiencing a drought and economic depression. The narrator mentions a blaze of sunlight, dusty roads, dying lawns, and drooping leaves, indicating that the town has received very little rain for quite some time. Additionally, the mention of a bank of purple-black clouds rising rapidly in the west suggests that a thundershower is a rare event, further highlighting the town's lack of rain. Based on these descriptions, it can be inferred that the town has received very little rain for quite some time, leading to a parched and economically depressed environment.