The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Question

Part A

Based on the passage, what is the author’s point of view regarding the loss of the American chestnut?

A. The disappearance of the American chestnut is a great tragedy.
B. The loss of the chestnut is just one result of a natural process.

C. The American chestnut had its time in history, but it is now best forgotten.

D. Botanists and horticulturists did not do enough to save the American chestnut.

a
A
b
B
c
C
d
D

Answer 1

A. The disappearance of the American chestnut is a great tragedy.