Question

read the excerpt below from a tree grows in brooklyn and answer the question that follows.

the street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns. some kids were too poor to buy a penny mask. they had blackened their faces with burnt cork. other children with more prosperous parents had store costumes: sleazy indian suits, cowboy suits and cheesecloth dutch maiden dresses. a few indifferent ones simply draped a dirty sheet over themselves and called it a costume.

what do the phrases \sleazy indian suits,\ \cowboy suits,\ and \cheesecloth dutch maiden dresses\ reveal about the setting?

it reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture.
it reveals the time and place of the passage.
it reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny.
it reveals the syntax of small-town life.

Explanation:

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Analyze the question and context

The question asks what the phrases "sleazy Indian suits," "cowboy suits," and "cheesecloth Dutch maiden dresses" reveal about the setting. The setting of a story includes both its physical location and its historical/cultural context.

Evaluate the options using mastered concepts

Using the Setting Analysis and Cultural Context Analysis knowledge points:

• These specific costumes (Indian suits, cowboy suits, Dutch maiden dresses) represent popular cultural figures and commercialized costumes of a specific historical era.
• Discussing these costumes highlights the popular culture of the children's environment, which is a key element of the cultural context of the setting.
• Therefore, the phrases reveal the cultural context of the setting by referencing elements of popular culture of that time.

Select the correct option

• Option 1: "It reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture." This directly aligns with how these specific costumes reflect the cultural environment and popular trends of the setting.
• Option 2: "It reveals the time and place of the passage." While costumes can hint at an era, these specific phrases are highly descriptive of cultural trends rather than establishing a concrete geographical place or exact year on their own.
• Option 3: "It reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny." The value of the penny is discussed elsewhere (e.g., "penny tin horns", "penny mask"), not in these specific costume descriptions.
• Option 4: "It reveals the syntax of small-town life." Syntax refers to sentence structure, which is irrelevant to what these descriptive phrases represent.

Thus, the first option is the most accurate.
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<mcq-correct>(A) It reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture.</mcq-correct>
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<mcq-option>(C) It reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(D) It reveals the syntax of small-town life.</mcq-option>
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Answer:

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Analyze the question and context

The question asks what the phrases "sleazy Indian suits," "cowboy suits," and "cheesecloth Dutch maiden dresses" reveal about the setting. The setting of a story includes both its physical location and its historical/cultural context.

Evaluate the options using mastered concepts

Using the Setting Analysis and Cultural Context Analysis knowledge points:

• These specific costumes (Indian suits, cowboy suits, Dutch maiden dresses) represent popular cultural figures and commercialized costumes of a specific historical era.
• Discussing these costumes highlights the popular culture of the children's environment, which is a key element of the cultural context of the setting.
• Therefore, the phrases reveal the cultural context of the setting by referencing elements of popular culture of that time.

Select the correct option

• Option 1: "It reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture." This directly aligns with how these specific costumes reflect the cultural environment and popular trends of the setting.
• Option 2: "It reveals the time and place of the passage." While costumes can hint at an era, these specific phrases are highly descriptive of cultural trends rather than establishing a concrete geographical place or exact year on their own.
• Option 3: "It reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny." The value of the penny is discussed elsewhere (e.g., "penny tin horns", "penny mask"), not in these specific costume descriptions.
• Option 4: "It reveals the syntax of small-town life." Syntax refers to sentence structure, which is irrelevant to what these descriptive phrases represent.

Thus, the first option is the most accurate.
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<mcq-correct>(A) It reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(B) It reveals the time and place of the passage.</mcq-option>
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