Use the passage to answer the question.

Question

Which quotation from the passage is presented as evidence that the book is poorly written?
(1 point)
“Another character is described as
reading Mark Twain’s A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur’s Court years
before this book was published.”
“The plot of the story, such as it is,
follows the characters’ attempts to fight
off Weston Wayne and his gang of
criminals who live in the hills nearby
and prey on the daily stagecoach.”
“Dull, predictable, and written with a
distinct lack of inspiration and care,
Harry Maywood’s western Outlaws
Outside of Town is an effort to read.”
“The reader is informed that the hay
stored in a barn is ‘straw-colored’ and
that the noise of an incoming train’s
signal sounds ‘whistle-y.’”

Answer 1

The quotation from the passage that is presented as evidence that the book is poorly written is:

“Dull, predictable, and written with a distinct lack of inspiration and care, Harry Maywood’s western Outlaws Outside of Town is an effort to read.”