Question

1. part a: why does the boy feel a sense of detachment from his family and his role in the army?

a. because he is overwhelmed by the magnitude of the battle.
b. because he feels unimportant compared to the soldiers.
c. because he is excited about the prospect of heroism.
d. because he is indifferent to the outcome of the battle.

part b which excerpt from the passage supports the answer to part a?
a. \the boy felt his family move yet farther off away in the dark, as if one of those great prairie-burning trains had chanted them away never to return.\
b. \he lay next to it, his arm around it, feeling the tremor, the touch, the muted thunder as, all the rest of the april night in the year 1862, near the tennessee river, not far from the owl creek, very close to the church named shiloh, the peach blossoms fell on the drum.\
c. \for with the careless bones of the young men harvested by night and bindled around campfires were the similarly strewn steel bones of their rifles, with bayonets fixed like eternal lightning lost in the orchard grass.\
d. \yes, thought the boy, that’s all very well for them, they can give us good as they get!\

Explanation:

Part A

To determine why the boy feels detachment, we analyze each option:

• Option A: If the battle's magnitude overwhelms him, it might make him feel small and detached from his family/role.
• Option B: Feeling unimportant compared to soldiers could lead to detachment as he sees his role as minor.
• Option C: Excitement about heroism would likely increase engagement, not detachment.
• Option D: Indifference to the battle outcome doesn't directly relate to detachment from family/role.

The most plausible reason for detachment from family and role is feeling unimportant compared to soldiers (Option B) or overwhelmed by battle magnitude (Option A). But "feeling unimportant compared to soldiers" more directly relates to his role in the army and distance from family's context. Wait, re - evaluating: The boy's detachment from family and role—if he feels unimportant (Option B) in comparison to soldiers, he might distance himself. However, "overwhelmed by battle magnitude" (Option A) could also cause detachment. But let's check Part B to confirm.

Part B

We need to find the excerpt that does NOT support the answer to Part A.

• If Part A answer is B (feels unimportant), let's check each option:
• Option A: The boy feels his family is far away, like he's part of something huge (prairie - burning trains), which could make him feel unimportant—supports.
• Option B: Describes a scene, not related to his feeling of detachment or unimportance—does not support.
• Option C: Talks about soldiers' bones, maybe making him feel small in comparison—supports.
• Option D: His thought about the boy (maybe himself) being okay with others' actions, showing detachment—supports.

So for Part A, the answer is B. Because he feels unimportant compared to the soldiers. For Part B, the answer is B.

Answer:

Part A: B. Because he feels unimportant compared to the soldiers.
Part B: B. "He lay next to it, his arm around it, feeling the tremor, the touch, the muted thunder as, all the rest of the April night in the year 1862, near the Tennessee River, not far from the Owl Creek, very close to the church named Shiloh, the peach blossoms fell on the drum."