Question

Read the following text from a historical novel. This excerpt is about the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
There was an improvised platform at the end of the common closest to Jackson Street. There in the center of a group of men, whom she knew by their worn clothes to be workers, was a stranger with a bright red bow tie sticking out of his overcoat. The crowd roared at the sight of him. "Ettor! Ettor!" they cried. So this was the dangerous Joe Ettor. He seemed hardly threatening to Rosa. He was not so tall as Papa had been, but he did have the same mass of curly dark hair, and he smiled at the marchers as he raised his hands for silence. Immediately, the crowd was still, and Rosa could hear his voice ringing in the cold air.
The previous text suggested that Ettor brought unity to different groups of strikers. How does this historical novel build on or challenge that idea?
A. It demonstrates how Ettor helped strike participants organize.
B. It questions whether Ettor was actually an inspiring leader.
C. It illustrates Ettor's popularity with strike participants.

Answer 1

The answer is C!

Answer 2

C. The passage shows his popularity — the crowd roars his name and instantly quiets when he raises his hands, indicating he commands wide admiration and attention.