Question

Question: Use the paragraphs to answer the question. How does the author’s use of imagery in the fourth and fifth paragraphs convey information about the historical setting?

Passage (Relevant Paragraphs): Luisa glanced up at him. He needed a shave, but otherwise, he looked like most men in East Berlin. Dark clothing, face too thin, eyes haunted. “Leave her be,” came a sharp reprimand behind them. An elderly woman emerged from the entryway of the apartment building they were next to. She clutched a threadbare shawl about her bony shoulders.

Responses:

( ) The imagery shows how people in East Berlin supported one another.

( ) The imagery conveys the violence that often occurred in East Berlin.

( ) The imagery implies that people in East Berlin did not get enough to eat.

( ) The imagery reveals how people in East Berlin hated those from West Berlin.

Answer 1

( ) The imagery implies that people in East Berlin did not get enough to eat.

Explanation: Descriptions like "face too thin," "eyes haunted," and a woman clutching a "threadbare shawl" around "bony shoulders" evoke poverty and scarcity, suggesting malnutrition and economic hardship in the historical setting.