Question

question #2
instructions for student
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
which of the following words best replaces incredulous in the following excerpt?
\when did you come to new york?\ he asked.
\i did not come to new york,\ i replied (while i added, mentally, \because i have been here for some time\)
\but you are in new york now,\ said the man.

o,\ i said, looking as incredulous as i thought a crazy person could, \i did not come to new york.\
a. unbelieving
b. honest
c. superior
d. stupid
best: q fl elak12 ee11 fl elak12 ee 21
question #3
instructions for student
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
which of the following inferences about new york city in 1887 (as compared to now) is best supported by the excerpt?
a. mentally unstable people were a lot more likely to get sent to prison in 1887.
b. it appears much easier to get institutionalized in 1887 than it likely would be now.
c. judges were kind in 1887 versus how harsh and cruel they are now.
d. journalists no longer go undercover pretending to be someone else in order to get a good story.
best: q fl elak12 ee 21 fl elak12 ee 31

Explanation:

For the first question, "incredulous" means disbelieving. For the second, no relevant info in the given excerpt to support any option.

Answer:

A. unbelieving
(No answer for second question as no support in excerpt)