Question

3.4.3 test (cst): wrap-up: the american narrative
question 11 of 20
read the following passage from journal of the adventures of a party of california gold - seekers by margaret frink:
we had left home just five months and seven days before.
our friends the carsons came into camp with us. they had crossed the missouri river with us on the fourteenth day of may, at bullards ferry, ten miles below council bluffs, but after that were separated from us for weeks and months at a time. they were strongly of the opinion that mr. frink would never get through, because he brought his wife with him. yet here we are, all together once more, safe at the end of our long and eventful journey.
which of the following statements best describes how the author connects the sequence of events in this passage?
a. she reintroduces people who appeared earlier in the journal.
b. she opens with the date on which the entry was recorded in the journal.
c. she describes her joy at reuniting with her long - lost friends.
d. she records the total distance they covered from beginning to end.

Explanation:

The passage mentions "Our friends the Carsons" and references their prior crossing of the Missouri River with the author’s party, indicating the Carsons were introduced earlier in the journal. The author connects events by revisiting these previously mentioned people, making option A the best fit. Options B (no entry date), C (joy isn’t the focus of event connection), and D (no distance recorded) are incorrect.

Answer:

A. She reintroduces people who appeared earlier in the journal.