English

Esperanza Kemp

13 November, 11:52

Excerpt adapted from A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

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A beautiful landscape, with the corn bright in it, but not abundant. Patches of poor rye where cor

beans, patches of most coarse vegetable substitutes for wheat.

Monsieur the Marquis in his traveling carriage (which might have been lighter), conducted by fou

up a steep hill. A blush on the countenance of Monsieur the Marquis was no fault of his high breedi

an external circumstance beyond his control-the setting sun. In effect, the sun was so low that it di

But there remained a broken country hold and onen a little village at the bottom of the hill a h-

Select the correct answer.

What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A.

to compare rural and urban lifestyles

B.

to expose neglect of the poor and hungry