Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

Historical fiction is concerned with depicting historical figures and events in a new light. In this excerpt from "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge."
which two sentences most clearly describe historical elements?
We followed the crowd of people funneling onto the bridge to cross into Manhattan. I had to crane my neck backward to look up at the top of
the closest tower. My eyes followed the long swooping wires as they stretched down and over to the next tower. The wires shimmered in the
sunlight and I was sure they were made of the most precious metal.
The crowd walked unhurriedly, taking in each detail of the new spectacle. As we neared the other side of the river, I saw a group of people
chattering excitedly. "Papa, what's going on there?" I asked curiously.
Papa glanced over toward the crowd. "Why that's President Arthur himself," he exclaimed.
I thought to myself that it must really be an important day if even the president attended. Looking around at all the people. I was suddenly glad
to be wearing my best clothes.
As fireworks went off that evening, I said to Papa, "They really did it, Papa, didn't they?"
"Yes," he said with a smile, "they really did."
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Answer 1

We followed the crowd of people funneling onto the bridge to cross into Manhattan.

“Why that’s President Arthur himself!” he exclaimed.

Explanation

100% correct

Answer 2

Answer: ''We followed the crowd of people funneling onto the bridge to cross into Manhattan.'' and ''Papa glanced over toward the crowd. "Why that's President Arthur himself," he exclaimed.''

Step-by-step explanation:

Those two sentences are clearly having historical elements since they are both mentioning two important things for historical fiction and those are including mentioning historical figures and events or locations.

• In the first sentence, ''We followed the crowd of people funneling onto the bridge to cross into Manhattan.'' we can feel that something historically is happening because it is mentioning a crowd of many people that were crossing the bridge which is pointing on an important event that will happen.
• Later on in the passage, we are founding out what is actually happening and that is shown in the second sentence with historical elements which is including the name of the historical figure and that is President Arthur.