Question

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another time he wer
of the day street bu
community on the c
had to walk across
to the bus. mr. nixon went down to the bus company
to protest. he was always going down to the bus
company to protest; sometimes he went by himself,
sometimes he took someone with him. he himself did
not ride the buses—he had his own car; but he was
acting on behalf of the community. the bus company
told him that as long as the people were willing to walk
the half mile and then pay to ride the rest of the way
downtown, they had no need to extend the bus line.
ctly describes a cause-and-effect
in this excerpt?
people had to walk a half mile to catch the
bus.
effect: the bus company refused to extend the bus
line.
cause: people had to walk across a bridge to catch
the bus.
effect: mr. nixon protested to the bus company.
cause: the bus company refused to extend the bus
line.
effect: mr. nixon drove his car into town.
cause: mr. nixon asked the bus company to make
a new stop.
effect: the bus company refused to make a new
stop.
de of the day street bridge
bridge, about half a mile, to get

Explanation:

To determine the correct cause - effect pair, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The cause “People had to walk a half mile to catch the bus” does not lead to the effect “The bus company refused to extend the bus line” as per the excerpt. The bus company's refusal was based on people being willing to walk, not just the walking distance.
• Option 2: The cause “People had to walk across a bridge to catch the bus” (this is the inconvenience faced by the community) led Mr. Nixon to protest to the bus company, which matches the events in the excerpt.
• Option 3: The cause “The bus company refused to extend the bus line” has no relation to the effect “Mr. Nixon drove his car into town” as Mr. Nixon drove his car but that was not an effect of the bus company's refusal.
• Option 4: The excerpt does not state that Mr. Nixon asked for a new stop; he went to protest about the bus line extension, so this cause - effect pair is incorrect.

Answer:

The correct option is: Cause: People had to walk across a bridge to catch the bus. Effect: Mr. Nixon protested to the bus company.