Question

autobiography of z. s. hastings: written for his boys
by z. s. hastings (excerpt)
chapter 2
(1) at the time of fathers arrival, indiana was only 14 years old and
contained about 300,000 inhabitants. its capital citys first mayor was
inaugurated two years before i was born and three years after the stars fell.
(2) in 1842 when i was about four years old my parents sold out and moved
down the river five or six miles and bought a new, larger and better farm
with a large two story hewed log house and a big double log barn, and a
good apple orchard. the farming land was bottom and lay along the river.
here we had some sheep and cattle on a few hills and some hogs in the
woods, that got fat in the winter on white oak acorns and beech nuts. and
here we had a large \sugar orchard\ as the hosiers called it—hard maple
trees by the many from which, in the early spring, flowed the sweet sap by
the barrels full which we converted into gallons of maple syrup, and into
many cakes of maple sugar.
(3) it was while we lived here, when i was six years old, there was the
greatest flood, known to me, since the days of noah. i remember it well.
you too, my boys, will never forget the year when i tell you it was the same
year, 1844, in which your best earthly friend was born, your mother. but i
did not know anything about her until twenty years afterwards.
(4) the flood was great. all the lower lands were under water. mr. greenes,
the ferryman, our nearest neighbors family had to go in a canoe from the
door of their kitchen to their smoke house to get meat. all our cattle and
hogs were in the stalk fields near the river, and all were drowned, except
one large, strong cow which swam more than one half mile, almost in a
straight line, and was saved. we could see the cattle huddled together on a
small island knoll away down in the field next to the river. the poor
creatures would stand there until the rapidly rising waters would crowd
them off the knoll, and then they swam until exhausted and overcome by
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select the correct answer.
which feature would be inappropriate for a personal narrative?
a. explaining a scientific study
b. setting up a problem and solution
c. describing a character
d. developing a point of view

Explanation:

A personal narrative focuses on personal experiences, perspectives, characters, and story-driven structures like problem-solution. Explaining a scientific study is formal, impersonal, and does not align with the personal, reflective nature of this genre.

Answer:

A. explaining a scientific study