The Slow March of Light

Question

by Heather B. Moore

One of the men stepped in front of her, so she stepped around him, but he moved again.

“Let me pass,” she said in a low voice.

“Where are you from?” he said.

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.

The Slow March of Light © Heather B. Moore, published by Shadow Mountain Publishing

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?

(1 point)
Responses

The imagery conveys the violence that often occurred in East Berlin.
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 implies that people in East Berlin did not get enough to eat.

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

The imagery reveals how people in East Berlin hated those from West Berlin.
The imagery reveals how people in East Berlin hated those from West Berlin.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

The reference to the man needing a shave and the elderly woman clutching a threadbare shawl suggests a sense of neglect and hardship, indicating a scarcity of resources and the struggles faced by individuals in the historical context of East Berlin.