Question

Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.

Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company. Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as possible up on deck.

The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. They were on their way to America.

What concrete detail would most improve the excerpt?

A) information on why the voyage was an ordeal
B) information on why being in America was worth the ordeal
C) details about how many people immigrated to America by steamship
D) details about how long the voyage to America took

Answer 1

Answer: B

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Answer 2

Answer: B) information on why being in America was worth the ordeal

Step-by-step explanation:

The detail about why being in America was worth the ordeal is something that is showing the exact point of this paragraph. Immigrants survived what they had to survive only so they could be free in America.

''They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company.'' There were many of them but they decided that it is better to survive something like that and be free after that.