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Question 6 • Language Arts 8 - ELA3008 IC

Which excerpt from "The Sky Will Not Fall” best shows how the Civil War affected William?

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Now, her father was alive physically, but something inside him was different. Once amiable and easy going, he was now sullen, rigid, and impatient.

Outside, twelve-year-old Callie had moved closer to her parents’ bedroom window so that she was well within earshot of the escalating argument.

“What do you think we were doing while you were away, William? There is no woman’s work and no man’s work anymore.”

“Here’s something else I learned. I like it! I like the smell of the dirt when the plow first pulls through it and folds it over.”

Explanation

Choice A directly describes how William changed after the war: he was once “amiable and easy going,” but became “sullen, rigid, and impatient.” That contrast shows the Civil War’s effect on his personality. Choice B describes Callie’s actions, while C and D focus on changes in work and William’s feelings about farming.

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