Question

Read the passage from The American Plague.


The reemergence of the deadly disease did not stop people from returning to the city. It did, however, leave a lingering sense of helplessness. Well into December, individuals were still succumbing to the fever, and Thomas Jefferson was worrying over which houses were safe to enter. "Yellow fever," he predicted, "will discourage the growth of great cities in the nation."


The central idea of the passage is that


a.Jefferson was worried about which houses were safe.

b.the nation was growing.

c.the plague still worried people as winter approached.

d.people came back to the city.

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

The central idea of the passage is that c.the plague still worried people as winter approached.

Explanation:

• The reappearance of the dangerous, and destructive disease didn't prevent people from getting back to the city. It did, nonetheless, leave the uncertain feeling of powerlessness.

• On approaching the winter month of December, people were all the while capitulating to the fever, and that's when Thomas Jefferson was stressing over which houses were protected to enter.

• He anticipated that it was Yellow fever that would be at the outraging development of extraordinary urban areas in the country down.

• The low temperature could help the growth of this illness and leave people helpless, which made Thomas Jefferson worried.

Hence the central idea of the passage is based on option c. the plague still worried people as winter approached.

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