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

How does the author achieve his purpose?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by listing the daily tasks completed

Question 3

What is the author’s purpose in this passage?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to convey the amount of work needed

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.

Question 5

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 6

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