Compare and Contrast

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Genre of "Lost on Ellis Island"?

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realistic fiction

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Purpose of the first paragraph in "Lost on Ellis Island"?

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Background information about the setting.

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Summary of "Lost on Ellis Island":

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A girl learns more than she expected about her family on a trip to Ellis Island.

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Topic in "The Twilight of the Italian Social Club"

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Past and present Italian social clubs in New York City.

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Italian social clubs helped immigrants maintain cultural traditions.

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Members, though American, celebrated Italian holidays.

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Main idea of "The Twilight of the Italian Social Clubs?"

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Role of social clubs in NYC.

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Experience of Italian immigrants in both passages.

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False

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Immigrants' experience at Ellis Island.

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False

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"Lost on Ellis Island" entertains; "The Twilight of the Italian Social Club" informs.

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True

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Emily in NYC, 1930: expected to join a social club?

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False