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A It is a true story.

B She has a single parent.

C She was born in Wisconsin and is the daughter of a pioneer.

D She is not educated.

Answer

The correct answer is C. Though the story might very well be true in the sense that the author is telling us
the story of her life—the truth as she knows it—we don’t yet have enough information to determine that
this is factual information. The author is anonymous, so we can’t even safely assume that the text is not
fictional. For the purposes of comprehension, however, we can choose C because these are the only
details that are supported by the text. We might assume she has a single parent because she only
mentions her mother, but at this point we lack any information in the text to support that assumption.

Question

Let’s see what a few more details might tell us:

“The first thing I remember is being grateful for windows. I was three years old. My mother had set me to
play on a mattress carefully placed in the one ray of sunlight streaming through the one glass window of
our log cabin. Baby as I was, I had ached in the agonizing cold of a pioneer winter. Lying there, warmed
by that blessed sunshine, I was suddenly aware of wonder and joy and gratitude. It was gratitude for
glass, which could keep out the biting cold and let in the warm sun.”

Why is the author telling us this story?

A To share her experience growing up in a log cabin

B To entertain us

C To educate us about log cabins

D To persuade readers to feel the way she does about windows

Answer

The correct answer is A. Though an autobiography can be entertaining, we can infer this author is
attempting to share an experience that from all accounts was very harsh at times. In addition, she begins
her story by telling us that she grew up in a log cabin, then proceeds with information about how that