SSAT Reading Question 152: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 152
2. The author expresses gratitude that
- A. a disease has vanished and Congress may without worry meet
- B. Congress has the ability to enact laws to protect health
- C. sea ports were unaffected by a recent health problem
- D. commerce and revenue continue to grow
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B
The passage states, "While with reverence and resignation we contemplate the dispensations of Divine Providence in the alarming and destructive pestilence with which several of our cities and towns have been visited, there is cause for gratitude and mutual congratulations that the malady has disappeared and that we are again permitted to assemble in safety at the seat of Government for the discharge of our important duties."