Question

I attended a funeral once in Pickens county in my State.... They buried him in the midst of a marble quarry: they cut through solid marble to make his grave; and yet a little tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine forest, and yet the pine coffin was imported from Cincinnati. They buried him within touch of an iron mine, and yet the nails in his coffin and the iron in the shovel that dug his grave were imported from Pittsburgh." - Henry W. Grady

What can you conclude about the purpose of Grady's speech?
A) He preferred the northern states.
B) He thought the Civil War had been a huge mistake.
C) He believed Georgia's economy was severely lacking. Eliminate
D) He was opposed to burying people close to quarries.

Answer 1

The answer is D

Explanation:

The quote in paragraph 2 MOST LIKELY supports the need for more industry in the South. In the quote, Grady says that everything that is used to bury the dead man was manufactured in the North. This shows that the South is in need of more industry. Grady also believed that economic betterment would solve many of the region’s problems.

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

Now we have improved on that. We have got the biggest marble-cutting establishment on earth within a hundred yards of that grave. We have got a half-dozen woolen mills right around it, and iron mines, and iron furnaces, and iron factories. We are coming to meet you. We are going to take a noble revenge, as my friend, Mr. Carnegie, said last night, by invading every inch of your territory with iron, as you invaded ours twenty-nine years ago.