Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.

which of these passages most strongly supports the correct answer to question 5?
a. \statistics relating to, let us say, the immorality of college students in the eighteen - eighties would not compare favorably with those of the present.\

b. \we are frank with each other, frank, or pretty nearly so, with our elders, frank in the way we feel toward life and the badly damaged world.\

c. \however, now, as they look back on it, they see their youth through a mist of muslin, flannels, tennis, bicycles, tennyson, browning, and the blue danube waltz.\

d. \all my friends are working and working hard. most of the girls i know are work.\

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Compares immorality stats of college students (1880s vs present) – unrelated to typical Question 5 themes (e.g., youth, work, or generational perspective).
• Option B: Discusses frankness with others/elders – focuses on communication style, not supporting a common Question 5 topic.
• Option C: Describes looking back on youth through nostalgic “mist” (muslin, flannels, etc.) – likely supports a question about nostalgia or generational memory of youth.
• Option D: Talks about friends working hard – focuses on work, not aligning with a nostalgic or youth - memory - based Question 5.

Since the question (Question 5, not shown) likely relates to themes like nostalgic reflection on youth, Option C most strongly supports its answer.

Answer:

C. "However, now, as they look back on it, they see their youth through a mist of muslin, flannels, tennis, bicycles, Tennyson, Browning, and the Blue Danube waltz."