Read the passage below from “Marigolds” and answer question. Miss Lottie’s house was the most ramshackle of all our ramshackle homes. The sun and rain had long since faded its rickety frame siding from white to a sullen gray. The boards themselves seemed to remain upright not from being nailed together but rather from leaning together, like a house that a child might have constructed from cards. A brisk wind might have blown it down, and the fact that it was still standing implied a kind of enchantment that was stronger than the elements. There it stood and as far as I know is standing yet—a gray, rotting thing with no porch, no shutters, no steps, set on a cramped lot with no grass, not even any weeds—a monument to decay.

What can best be inferred about Miss Lottie based on the description above?

Miss Lottie was a loner with no family.
Miss Lottie wished she could afford a better home.
Miss Lottie was one of the poorest people in the neighborhood.
Miss Lottie was an outcast who did not take care of her home

Miss Lottie was one of the poorest people in the neighborhood.

Explanation:

Its not a because we dont know if she has no family.

Not b because we have no proof or a statement from Miss Lottie herself saying this.

C is the most probable answer because it says "Miss Lottie’s house was the most ramshackle of all our ramshackle homes." suggesting everyone is poor but she is poorer( not sure if thats a word).

D could also be possible but it doesn't state that she doesn't try to take care of her home so we could rule out this answer. It also doesn't say she's an outcast.

I've read the story and I know she kind of is an outcast but it doesn't say so in this passage so we can't add that.

So the answer must be c.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)