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CAHSEE ELA 5.4 Main Idea and Sources 217 Views

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Reading: Main Idea and Sources Drill, Problem 4. Which quote from the passage best supports the idea that the railroad eased travel across the United States?

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Shmoopy question, comin' at ya... This thing gets better with every read...
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hit pause and give it another gander...
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Which quote from the passage BEST supports the idea that the railroad eased travel across the United States?
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And here are the potential answers...
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So... what is this question asking? Well... here we get a bonus -- we don't

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even need to look back at the passage. It's not asking us to track down any information...
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it's TELLING us that each of these quotes are definitely FROM the passage...
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...we just have to figure out which one best supports the idea that the railroad eased
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travel. Beyond that, it's just up to our abilities
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of interpretation... A is about the building of the railroad, B
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is about how its completion was celebrated, C refers to a feat of engineering...
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...but only D specifically mentions how much more quickly people and goods could now travel
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across the U.S. Our answer? D.
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As in, "Damsel in distress."
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