Question

Read Edward Corsi’s quotation from the book Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. The writer Angelo Pellegrini has recalled his own family’s detention at Ellis Island: We lived there for three days - Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old. Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do? This quotation adds credibility to the text because his mother lived on Ellis Island with her children, and their experience agrees with Freedman’s statement that families were separated. he lived at Ellis Island for three days, and his experience agrees with Freedman’s statement that families were afraid of the health examinations. he was a writer who wrote about Ellis Island and described the feelings an immigrant might have during the physical exams. he lived at Ellis Island for three days, a

Answer 1

he lived at Ellis Island for three days, and his experience agrees with Freedman’s statement that families were afraid of the health examinations

Explanation:

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Answer 2

he lived at Ellis Island for three days, and his experience agrees with Freedman’s statement that families were afraid of the health examinations

Explanation:

In the book immigrant kids, freeman gives readers a glimpse of what it was like to be new and young America. It talked about the journey and what life is like as soon as they arrive.

Pallegrini's experience about rigorous physical examination and the anxiety that followed agrees with freedman's statement about people being afraid of health examinations.