PSAT Reading Question 605: Answer and Explanation

Question: 605

Which option gives the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• A. Lines 49–53 ("The earliest . . . cabins")
• B. Lines 59–63 ("I was . . . free")
• C. Lines 71–74 ("I have . . . mother")
• D. Lines 91–93 ("He was . . . time")

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

(C) In lines 71–74, Washington states that he has "been unsuccessful in obtaining any information that would throw any accurate light upon the history of [his] family beyond [his] mother." Thus, he has searched in the past for familial anecdotes. To his dismay, however, none could be found. Choice (C) is the correct answer.