Reading Comprehension: Structure Questions

What is the purpose of the second paragraph?

Incorrect.

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The second paragraph examines Klamath baskets exactly in the way the author advocates: by looking at them in their own cultural context.

Incorrect.

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Although the paragraph indirectly shows why one might have trouble understanding the Klamath basketmaking process, cultural outsiders are only mentioned in the first paragraph, and the second paragraph does not revolve around their relation to the Klamath expressions.

Great work!

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The author believes that Native American cultural expressions should be studied in their original contexts, which is how the second paragraph examines Klamath basket makers.

Incorrect.

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The first paragraph proposes that Native American cultural expressions should be studied in their own cultural contexts, which is how the second paragraph discusses Klamath basket making.

Incorrect.

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The second paragraph explains the function of songs in Klamath basket making, not in Klamath culture as a whole.

The second paragraph shows how outsiders have difficulty interpreting the Klamath basket making process.
The second paragraph provides an example of Native American cultural expressions that contradicts the author's theory about how these expressions should be studied.
The second paragraph applies the author's theory about studying Native American culture to Klamath basket makers.
The second paragraph explains the function of songs in Klamath culture.
The second paragraph offers a view of studying Native American cultural expressions that differs from the one presented in the first paragraph.

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