The author included the information box next to paragraph 1 in order to ...

• Explain who the owner of Macy's was in 1912

• Inform you that rich people like to travel on boats

• Give examples of some of the wealthy passengers on the Titanic

• Tell you who Benjamin Guggenheim was

The information on the map underneath paragraph 2 tells you which of the following?

• The best route from Southhampton to New York City

• The route that the Titanic traveled from Southhampton to New York City

• The route that the Titanic should have traveled

• The coordinates where the Titanic struck the iceberg and sunk

The diagram next to paragraph 5, gives us better understanding of which of the following?

• Where the iceberg damaged the Titanic

• The size of the iceberg that the Titanic hit

• All the parts of the Titanic and what they do

• How far the iceberg was from the Titanic before the lookout spotted it

The author included the table under paragraph 6 to ...

• Give us exact numbers of how many lives were lost when the Titanic sank

• Give us information about the passengers on the Titanic and where they were from

• Tell us how many crew members were on the Titanic when it sank

• Show us how many more men were passengers in the Titanic then men