Question

Identify Uchida's purpose for including the following detail in Desert Exile.
The space, while perhaps a good source of ventilation for horses, deprived us of all
but visual privacy, and we couldn't even be sure of that because of the crevices and
knotholes in the dividing walls.


A.) To entertain readers by describing the family’s absurd living conditions.

B.) To convey how hot and stuffy the family’s living quarters were

C.) To emphasize the family’s lack of privacy

D.) To inform readers that the family was living in a stall

Answer 1

Answer:

C.) To emphasize the family’s lack of privacy

Explanation:

The lines "deprived us of all but visual privacy" and "we couldn't even be sure of that because of the crevices and knotholes in the dividing walls" indicates that Uchida wants to emphasize the family's lack of privacy.

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