Question

read the excerpt from \a quilt of a country.\the new york of my children is no more balkanized,probably less so, than the philadelphia of my father, inwhich jewish boys would walk several blocks out oftheir way to avoid the irish divide of chester avenue. (itwas the product of a mixed marriage, across barelybridgeable lines: an italian girl, an irish boy. how quaintit seems now, how incendiary then.) the brooklyn offrancie nolans famous tree, the newark of whichpornoy complained, even the uninflected waspsuburbs of cheevers characters: they are ghettos, pureand sample. do the cambodians and the mexicans incalifornia coexist less easily today than did the irishand italians of massachusetts a century ago? you knowthe answer.what technique does quindlen use to support the ideathat america is less polarized now than it was in pasthistory?○ facts and statistics○ neutral language○ quotations from other people○ vivid imagery

Explanation:

The text uses vivid descriptions like "the Brooklyn of Francie Nolan's famous tree, the Newark of which Ponroy complained, even the uninflected WASP suburbs of Cheever's characters: they are ghettos, pure and simple" to paint a picture of different areas and their past and present states. This kind of detailed and imagery - rich language is characteristic of using vivid imagery.

Answer:

vivid imagery