Question

review the second and third paragraphs.
steeled for battle
1 as a single parent working night shifts at u.s. steels south works in southeast chicago in the 1950s, alice peurala wanted a day job. she heard that product testers in the metallurgical division had an appealing daytime schedule. but these positions were not posted, as others were, for bidding; peurala couldnt apply.
2 in 1967—after the passage of the 1964 civil rights act, which outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin—a male colleague whom peurala had trained was moved up to be a product tester despite being far more junior than peurala. just before he started, she called
how do the second and third paragraphs work together?
they introduce a government organization and then describe its role.
they describe a behavior and then offer a definition.
they share a quotation and then explain its context.
they describe an event and then show the response.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• First option: The paragraphs don't introduce a government organization and its role. The Civil Rights Act is mentioned, but the focus is on Peurala's situation, not the organization's role. Eliminate.
• Second option: There's no behavior described followed by a definition. The content is about an event and a response, not a behavior - definition structure. Eliminate.
• Third option: There's no quotation shared and then its context explained. The text is a narrative of events, not a quotation - context setup. Eliminate.
• Fourth option: The second paragraph (assuming the second paragraph here is the one with the 1967 event) describes the event of a junior male colleague being promoted to product tester. Then, the response (implied or maybe in the third paragraph, though the third is not fully shown, but from the options and the given text, this makes sense) would be related to Peurala's reaction or the situation's development. This option fits as the first part describes an event (the promotion) and then the response (Peurala's call or the situation's outcome related to it).

Answer:

D. They describe an event and then show the response. (Note: Assuming the last option is D as per the format, if the options were labeled differently, adjust the label. But based on the options given, the correct one is the last option: "They describe an event and then show the response.")