Detroit Skyline, 1949Row 1 reads: Sharon Belletieri lived with her parents in a famous kind of sanitary house where you couldn't get TB
Row 2 reads: or rheumatic fever because it had no drafts. "You won't have to worry about polio," Betsy Lou had told
Row 3 reads: me. The house had venetian blinds like my aunt's, and there was also a television set, an immense one, on
Row 4 reads: legs. Howdy Doody was on, but no one was watching. I did not know what to say to the children. They
Row 5 reads: all knew each other, and their screams and giggles had a natural continuity, something like the way my
Row 6 reads: mother talked with her sister, and like the splendid houses of the neighborhood, all set so close together.
Row 7 reads: For her birthday, Sharon's parents gave her a Toni doll that took my breath away. It had a bolero
Row 8 reads: sundress, lace-edged panties and slip, and white shoes and socks—an outfit as fine as any of Lunetta's. It
Row 9 reads: came with a Play Wave, including Plastic Spin curlers and Toni Creme Rinse. The doll's magic nylon hair
Row 10 reads: was supposed to grow softer in texture the more you gave it permanent waves. Feeling self-conscious in my
Row 11 reads: new playsuit, I sat quietly at the party, longing to give that doll a permanent.
Row 12 reads: Eventually, even though I had hardly opened my mouth, someone laughed at my accent. I had said the
Row 13 reads: unfortunate word "hair" again, in reference to the doll.
Row 14 reads: Sharon said, "She's from Kentucky."
Row 15 reads: Growing bold and inspired, I said, "Well, we don't have any reds in Kentucky."
What does the passage suggest was a source of concern for people in Detroit at the time of the story?
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Responses
major diseases
major diseases
dirty households
dirty households
communist supporters
communist supporters
all of the above
all of the above
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The passage suggests that a source of concern for people in Detroit at the time of the story was major diseases. This is reflected in the description of the sanitary house, which is said to prevent illnesses like tuberculosis (TB), rheumatic fever, and polio. Therefore, the correct response is:
major diseases
In line 5, the phrase "natural continuity" refers to a sense of familiarity among the children. It suggests that their interactions, characterized by laughter and play, have a smooth and instinctive flow similar to the way the narrator's mother interacts with her sister. Therefore, the correct response is:
familiarity
The label that best describes the narrator in this passage is outsider. The narrator feels self-conscious and different from the other children, particularly highlighted by her accent and her feelings of longing to fit in at Sharon's birthday party. Therefore, the correct response is:
outsider
This passage, taken by itself, best exemplifies social and cultural description. It provides insight into the life and social interactions of children in a particular time and place (Detroit in 1949), as well as the cultural dynamics at play, such as the differences in upbringing and experiences that the narrator faces as an outsider. Therefore, the correct response is:
social and cultural description
Based on lines 12–14, you can infer that the children have a haughty attitude toward people who are different from them. The laughter at the narrator's accent and the comment "She's from Kentucky" suggest a sense of superiority or disdain toward her differences. Therefore, the correct response is:
haughty
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