Question

Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country." Tolerance is the word used most often when this kind of coexistence succeeds, but tolerance is a vanilla-pudding word, standing for little more than the allowance of letting others live unremarked and . Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion. But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely ability to throw all of us together in a country that across its length and breadth is as different as a dozen countries, and still be able to call it by one name. When photographs of the faces of all those who died in the World Trade Center destruction are assembled in one place, it will be possible to trace in the skin color, the shape of the eyes and the noses, the texture of the hair, a map of the world. Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the context of the excerpt? Tolerance is the word used most often when this kind of coexistence succeeds, but tolerance is a vanilla-pudding word, standing for little more than the allowance of letting others live unremarked and. Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion. But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely ability to throw all of us together in a country that across its length and breadth is as different as a dozen countries, and still be able to call it by one name. When photographs of the faces of all those who died in the World Trade Center destruction are assembled in one place, it will be possible to trace in the skin color, the shape of the eyes and the noses, the texture of the hair, a map of the world.

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

The correct answer is D. When photographs of the faces of all those who died in the World Trade Center destruction are assembled in one place, it will be possible to trace in the skin color, the shape of the eyes and the noses, the texture of the hair, a map of the world

Step-by-step explanation:

In "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen the author highlights the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States as it integrates people of all origins and cultures. In the excerpt this idea is explained through the concept of "tolerance"; additionally, the context (the U.S.) is revealed in the last sentence because the author mentions the "World Trade Center destruction" and this refers to the attacks that occurred on September 11 of 2001 in the U.S. which had a great impact in the nation and is known worldwide. Thus, by mentioning this event in the last sentence the author shows she is referring to the diversity in the United States.