Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.Based on this excerpt, readers can assume that the internment camps are
Answer
A
bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives.
B
supplied with fruits and vegetables from outside sources.
C
located far away from the speaker’s current residence.
D
only a temporary relocation and the speaker will return home.
Explanation
The speaker brings tomato seeds, but her father says they will not grow where the family is going. This suggests the internment camps are bleak places where conditions are unfavorable for plants to thrive, making A the best answer. The excerpt does not say that food is supplied from outside or that the family will return home.
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