Question 7 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]
Read these excerpts.My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon counties, Illinois.–“1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times”He [Lincoln] could remember how he stayed by his mother’s side and watched her face while listening to her read the Bible.–“Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home at Knob Creek”
Answer
A
His mother’s death led him to find some of her family, who lived in Illinois.
B
He was strongly influenced by the life and death of his mother.
C
He often sat by his mother’s side and watched her face when she read to him.
D
His mother’s family had the last name “Hanks” and lived in Adams.