Comparing Accounts of Clara Barton’s Story

Question 1

Which best describes the author’s purpose in the excerpt you read from A Story of the Red Cross?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to inform readers about conditions in Galveston after the hurricane, and to persuade them that the Red Cross was heroic

Question 2

to describe Barton’s secretary✔ to convey the amount of work neededto persuade readers to join the Red Cross

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to convey the amount of work needed

Question 3

✔ by listing the daily tasks completedby providing survivor storiesby describing the destruction

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by listing the daily tasks completed

Question 4

Which statement best describes the author’s interpretation of events?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She thinks that there are many good examples of the work of the Red Cross.

Comparing Accounts of Clara Barton’s Story Answers