Question

Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman. Edward Corsi, who later became United States Commissioner of Immigration, was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907: My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain's memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay. My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams. The purpose of this excerpt is to help readers understand the excitement and relief immigrants felt upon arriving in America. that the Narrows into the Bay was a very dangerous passage. that Italian children were very sad after leaving their home country. the weather the immigrants experienced on that day in October 1907.

Answer 1

Answer: B. The immigrants were happy to arrive.

Step-by-step explanation:

They were glad that after all the storms that happened and etc. They finally got to there destination or a whole new start.

The bolded words are details that help find the central idea of the passage.

My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain's memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay.

Learn more about central ideas?

To find a central idea you need to find clues because not all stories say the central idea in the passage. Finding details will help you better understand the passage and get to know the central idea. Details about the passage help you find central ideas and etc.

Finally, the answer to this question is, B. The immigrants were happy to arrive.

Answer 2

C

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