Read the passage from The American Plague.The reemergence of the deadly disease did not stop people from returning to the city. It did, however, leave a lingering sense of helplessness. Well into December, individuals were still succumbing to the fever, and Thomas Jefferson was worrying over which houses were safe to enter. "Yellow fever," he predicted, "will discourage the growth of great cities in the nation."The central idea of the passage is that
Answer
A
Jefferson was worried about which houses were safe.
B
the nation was growing.
C
the plague still worried people as winter approached.
D
people came back to the city.
Explanation
The passage emphasizes that the disease continued to cause fear even as winter approached: people were still getting sick in December, and Jefferson worried about entering houses. Choice C, “the plague still worried people as winter approached,” captures that central idea. The other choices focus on only one detail or an idea not developed in the passage.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.