Writing Workshop: Effective Professional Communication — Unit test
Question 2 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC
I was relieved when the Crash came. I was released. Being in business was something I detested. When I found that I could sell a song or a poem, I became me, I became alive. Other people didn’t see it that way. They were throwing themselves out of windows.
Answer
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it allowed him to become a man of leisure who did not have to work anymore.
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it forced him out of his comfort zone and into a brand new environment.
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it was easier to write songs about the Depression than about prosperity.
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it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.
Explanation
The speaker says he detested being in business, but the Crash released him from it. He discovered he could sell songs or poems, which made him feel alive, so the Crash gave him a chance to use and earn money from his creativity. The best choice is “it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.”
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