Question

Based from the excerpt, what is Uchida's purpose for including the following detail in Desert Exile? When I reached the serving table and held out my plate, a cook reached into a dishpan full of canned sausages and dropped two onto my plate with his fingers. .

A. to point out the unsanitary conditions at the camp.
B. to entertain the reader with a comical detail.
C. to note that the food at the camp was healthy.
D. to inform the reader of standard cafeteria procedures

Answer 1

to point out the unsanitary conditions at the camp

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Answer 2

The purpose for Uchida's including the detail in Desert Exile was to point out the unsanitary conditions at the camp. The correct answer is A.