Question

the far and the near, continued
part b directions read the following events from \the far and the near.\
place these events in the correct order for each set.
in set 1, write the letter of the first event after 1, the
letter of the second event after 2, and so on. in set 2,
write the letter of the first event after 6, the letter of the
second event after 7, and so on.

set 1

1. \ta the engineer retires.
2. \tb the engineer walks through the town he had so often

\tpassed in the train.

1. \tc the mother and grown child wave to the engineer.
2. \td the engineer sits with the woman and her daughter

\tin their parlor.

1. \te the engineer feels old and disappointed.

set 2

1. \tf the engineer pauses at the gate of the house.
2. \tg the engineer finally meets the woman

\twho lives in the house.

1. \th the man walks toward the lordly oaks.
2. \ti the mother and small child wave to the

\tengineer each day.

1. \tj the woman invites the engineer inside.

Explanation:

These events are ordered based on the plot of Thomas Wolfe's The Far and the Near. Set 1 follows the engineer's later life and disillusionment, while Set 2 covers his long-term observation and eventual visit to the house.

Answer:

Set 1:

1. C. The mother and grown child wave to the engineer.
2. A. The engineer retires.
3. B. The engineer walks through the town he had so often passed in the train.
4. D. The engineer sits with the woman and her daughter in their parlor.
5. E. The engineer feels old and disappointed.

Set 2:

1. I. The mother and small child wave to the engineer each day.
2. H. The man walks toward the lordly oaks.
3. F. The engineer pauses at the gate of the house.
4. G. The engineer finally meets the woman who lives in the house.
5. J. The woman invites the engineer inside.