Writing an Informative Essay about Heroic Qualities — Unit test

Question 20 • 2026 Summer School English Language Arts 7 (Credit Recovery)

Which excerpt from “Part of the Stew” connects the fictional text to a factual historical event?

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The following year, our family began a Deep South adventure.

I found myself imagining who among us was spying for the enemy.

As a fourteen-year-old, I was too young to serve, but my Pa suddenly became an army man.

On the morning of January 8, 1815, the Redcoats made their attack.

Explanation

The excerpt naming the morning of January 8, 1815, and the Redcoats’ attack links the story to a specific historical event: the Battle of New Orleans, fought on that date during the War of 1812. The other excerpts describe the characters’ journey, suspicions, or family circumstances without identifying a particular historical event.

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