Question

Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."

Then Pop turned to Hans. “The good news is: I stopped at the Grange this morning and put in your tree order. It looks like this farm is not going down without a fight.”

Hans grinned, standing up a little straighter. He couldn’t help himself and crossed the kitchen floor to give his dad a bear hug the way he did when he was little. “No, Pop, it’s not,” was all that he could say as his tears tracked through the dust.

How does the excerpt develop the theme of perseverance in the story?

The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to give up the farm.
The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to join the friends who have already left.
The author uses the purchase of the farm to show that the family is determined to wait until the dust storm passes.
The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that this family is determined to save the farm.

Answer 1

d

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Answer 2

The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that this family is determined to save the farm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Perseverance is when a person boldly and bravely hanging on into the thing he's doing despite the many difficulties and obstacles he may face. This act of looking and trying to succeed despite the problems that may come shows the strong will and unnerving spirit of the individual.

In the given excerpt from the text "Black Day, 1935", the family's perseverance is seen when the father revealed he had "put in [a] tree order". His statement that "this farm is not going down without a fight" explicitly reveals the family's decision to stay put in the farm and brave the blizzard.

Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.