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A) Which of the following best explains what a strong thesis statement is? (1 point)
A strong thesis statement addresses counterpoints to the writer’s ideas.
A strong thesis statement consists of several sentences that explain the writer’s ideas.
A strong thesis statement clearly and explicitly states the writer’s purpose.
A strong thesis statement provides details about the writer’s personal experiences and credibility.
A) What can a reader often determine from the thesis statement of a text? (1 point)
the historical context of the text
the opinions of the writer
the organizational structure of the text
the details that will appear in the text’s conclusion
A) What does it mean to evaluate something? (1 point)
to assess the strength of something
to prove that something is incorrect
to emphasize something in particular
to offer an opinion about something
How Yiddish Changed America and Was Changed
by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert
However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has turned out to be
one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations. It’s an astonishing story. When those Jews first arrived in large numbers in North America, they came mostly from countries in which their economic and political disenfranchisement
was taken for granted, places where a Jewish man could not freely choose where to live or what profession to pursue, and where the publishing of newspapers and magazines in the language he spoke, Yiddish, was subject to harsh
censorship. (Jewish women were disenfranchised doubly, as Jews and as women.) Violent attacks on Jewish civilians in their homes and businesses—which came to be known as pogroms—were frequent enough, and received enough tacit
government support, to add pervasive terror to a Jew’s typical experience of life. Meanwhile, as other Jews gained civil rights in western Europe, even they looked back at the still-disenfranchised, increasingly impoverished Yiddish-speaking
Jews of Eastern Europe as embarrassments or as a problem to be solved.
From "How Yiddish Changed America and How American Changed Yiddish", edited by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert. © 2020 by Restless Books
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence from the passage's introductory paragraph is the thesis statement?
(1 point)
"When those Jews first arrived in large numbers in North America, they came mostly from countries in which their economic and political disenfranchisement was taken for granted, places where a Jewish man could not freely
choose where to live or what profession to pursue, and where the publishing of newspapers and magazines in the language he spoke, Yiddish, was subject to harsh censorship."
"Meanwhile, as other Jews gained civil rights in western Europe, even they looked back at the still-disenfranchised, increasingly impoverished Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern Europe as embarrassments or as a problem to be
solved."
"Violent attacks on Jewish civilians in their homes and businesses—which came to be known as pogroms—were frequent enough, and received enough tacit government support, to add pervasive terror to a Jew’s typical
experience of life."
"However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has
turned out to be one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations."
How Yiddish Changed America and Was Changed
by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert
However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has turned out to be
one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations. It’s an astonishing story. When those Jews first arrived in large numbers in North America, they came mostly from countries in which their economic and political disenfranchisement
was taken for granted, places where a Jewish man could not freely choose where to live or what profession to pursue, and where the publishing of newspapers and magazines in the language he spoke, Yiddish, was subject to harsh
censorship. (Jewish women were disenfranchised doubly, as Jews and as women.) Violent attacks on Jewish civilians in their homes and businesses—which came to be known as pogroms—were frequent enough, and received enough tacit
government support, to add pervasive terror to a Jew’s typical experience of life. Meanwhile, as other Jews gained civil rights in western Europe, even they looked back at the still-disenfranchised, increasingly impoverished Yiddish-speaking
Jews of Eastern Europe as embarrassments or as a problem to be solved.
From "How Yiddish Changed America and How American Changed Yiddish", edited by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert. © 2020 by Restless Books
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on this introductory paragraph, which statement describes the topic of this chapter?
(1 point)
Yiddish-speaking Jewish people endured discrimination in Europe that other ethnic groups did not face.
Anti-Jewish prejudice in Europe was present within the Jewish community, as well as outside of it.
The migration of Yiddish-speaking Jewish people from Europe was different from other waves of immigration.
Jewish people who immigrated to North America fled violence and terror that had become a part of life for them

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Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided text and general knowledge about thesis statements and evaluation:

Question A) Which of the following best explains what a strong thesis statement is?
Answer: A strong thesis statement clearly and explicitly states the writer’s purpose.

Question A) What can a reader often determine from the thesis statement of a text?
Answer: the opinions of the writer

Question A) What does it mean to evaluate something?
Answer: to assess the strength of something

Question A) Which sentence from the passage's introductory paragraph is the thesis statement?
Answer: "However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has turned out to be one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations."

Question A) Based on this introductory paragraph, which statement describes the topic of this chapter?
Answer: Jewish people who immigrated to North America fled violence and terror that had become a part of life for them.

These answers summarize the key points about thesis statements and provide context based on the provided passage. If you need further clarification on any point, feel free to ask!