ISEE Reading Question 333: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 333
2. The author describes the effects of the earthquake by relying on
- A. scientific knowledge
- B. comparisons to similar events in history
- C. vivid images appealing primarily to the sense of sight
- D. confirmed statistical data
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C is correct. Here are just a few examples of the vivid images provided by the author: “… the smoke of San Francisco’s burning was a lurid tower visible a hundred miles away …” “The streets were humped into ridges and depressions, and piled with the debris of fallen walls.” “The steel rails were twisted into perpendicular and horizontal angles.”