Question 2 • CCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 (23.01300) YL IC
Choice B shows a problem because Steinbeck predicts that he will be recognized everywhere, while he later reports that he was not recognized even once in more than ten thousand miles and thirty-four states. The contradiction is between his expectation in B and his experience described in C. Choice A expresses his purpose for traveling, and D reinforces the point that people did not identify him.
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